English Explanatory Dictionary

Fischer projection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule by projection, used mainly in organic chemistry and biochemistry.

Word forms

Fischer projection Fischer projections

Etymology

Devised by Hermann Emil Fischer in 1891.

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