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enantiomer
enantiomer definition
en·an·tio·mer (en an′tē ō mər)
noun
either of two isomers that are, partly or completely, mirror images of each other: they usually have nearly identical properties, although one form is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory
also called enantiomorph en·an′·tio·morph′ (-môrf′)
Etymology: altered < enantiomorph < Ger < Gr enantios, opposite (< en, in + anti, against, anti-) + Ger -morph, -morph
Related Forms:
- enantiomeric en·an′·tio·mer′ic (-mer′ik) adjective
- enantiomerism en·an′·tio·mer′·ism′ noun
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