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noun
One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: enantiomorph
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *h2entíos Proto-Hellenic *antíos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os) Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English enantiomer From enantio- + -mer.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
