adj :  relating to, being, or effecting a reaction or process in which different stereoisomeric starting materials produce different stereoisomeric products < polymerization>  <many enzymes act as catalysts in biological reactions>  ste*reo*spe*cif*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
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