enantiomorph

Variant of 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

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