steric hindrance
noun Chemistry.
the prevention or retardation of inter- or intramolecular interactions as a result of the spatial structure of a molecule.
Origin of steric hindrance
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby steric hindrance
stereotype,
stereotyped,
stereotypy,
stereovision,
steric,
steric hindrance,
sterigma,
sterilant,
sterile,
sterile cyst,
sterilization