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noun
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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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: enantiomer
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Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
History
From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). By surface analysis, enantio- + -morph.
