steric hindrance
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Noun
steric hindrance (countable and uncountable, plural steric hindrances)
- (chemistry) Any of several effects, most common in organic chemistry, in which the structure or reactivity of a molecule is affected by the physical size and proximity of neighbouring parts of the molecule.
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