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A prefix to indicate the presence of a symmetry element of the second kind (see
chirality
) in a chemical species which is usually one of a set of
diastereoisomers
that also includes a
chiral
member.
See:
meso-compound
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2211 [Terms] [Paper]