Noun
Fischer projection (plural Fischer projections)
A two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule by projection, used mainly in organic chemistry and biochemistry.
The Fischer projection is a systematic way of drawing the skeletal formula of an acyclic monosaccharide so that the handedness of each chiral carbon is well specified. Source: Internet
In the Fischer projection, one of the two glucose isomers has the hydroxyl at left on C3, and at right on C4 and C5; while the other isomer has the reversed pattern. Source: Internet
In the Fischer projection, the D - and L - prefixes specifies the configuration at the carbon atom that is second from bottom: D - if the hydroxyl is on the right side, and L - if it is on the left side. Source: Internet