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立体配座 (rittaihaiza) Japanese meaning: conformation | Kotomora

立りっ体たい配はい座ざ

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Meanings

1

conformation

In chemistry, the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule that can be changed by rotation around single bonds, without breaking bonds.

シクロヘキサンの立りっ体たい配はい座ざには、いす型がたと舟

ふな

型がた

が

ある

。

Cyclohexane has chair and boat conformations.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
体body, substance, object
配distribute, spouse, exile
座squat, seat, cushion

Related words

立りっ体たい配はい置ち
立体配置 refers to configuration, which involves breaking and reforming bonds to change arrangement, while 立体配座 refers to conformation, which involves rotation around single bonds without bond breaking.

Built from

立りっ体たい+配はい座ざ

Etymology

Compound of 立体 (three-dimensional) and 配座 (arrangement, configuration), likely a calque from English 'conformation' in chemistry.