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absolute configuration
Definition
the designation D- or L-, which denotes the handedness of a structural isomer and is based on the atomic configuration around the asymmetric carbon atom. It applies to molecules that contain a center of asymmetry and occur in mirror-image structural isomers, e.g. many sugars and amino acids.
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abseil
Absence
absence makes the heart grow fonder
absent
Absent-minded
absenteeism
Absently
ABSF
ABSG
ABSH
ABSJ
ABSMC
absolute age
absolute CD4 count
absolute code
absolute configuration
absolute divorceabsolute infertility
absolute inversion
absolute invert
absolute poverty
absolute power
absolute risk
Absolutely
Absolution
absolutism
absolve
absorbance
absorbed
absorption
absorption spectrum
absorptive cell