Enantiomer Definition

ĭ-năntē-ə-mər
enantiomers
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.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
enantiomer
Plural:
enantiomers

Origin of Enantiomer

  • Greek enantios opposite ant- in Indo-European roots –mer isomer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • enantio- +‎ -mer

    From Wiktionary

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