enantiomorph

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).

Noun

enantiomorph (plural enantiomorphs)

  1. A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
  2. Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
  3. (chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.

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