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enantiomorph
(ĭ-nănˈtē-ə-môrfˌ)
noun Either of a pair of crystals, molecules, or compounds that are mirror images of each other but are not identical, and that rotate the plane of polarized light equally, but in opposite directions. Also called enantiomer, optical isomer.
Related Forms:
- en·anˌti·o·morˈphic, en·anˌti·o·morˈphous adjective
- en·anˈti·o·morˌphism noun
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