English Explanatory Dictionary

symphoria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bringing together, integration, or coparticipation.
  2. Specifically, the bringing together of reactants into the exact relative spatial arrangement and proximity most formative of chemical reactions. The term encompasses both neighboring group effects and catalysis by transition metal complexes, enzymes, or other molecules.

Pronunciation

sĭm-fôr′-ē-ə /sɪmˈfɔːɹi.ə/

Word forms

symphoria

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῠμφέρω (sŭmphérō, “bring together”). The chemistry sense was coined by Robert Thornton Morrison and Robert Neilson Boyd in the 5th (1987) edition of Organic Chemistry.

Related words

Symphorian Symphorianus symphory Symphoricarpos stereochemistry

Derived words

symphoric
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