enantiomer

enantiomer
One of a pair of molecules that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other; neither molecule has an internal plane of symmetry. SYN: optic antipode. [enantio- + G. meros, part]

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en·an·tio·mer in-'ant-ē-ə-mər n either of a pair of chemical compounds whose molecular structures have a mirror-image relationship to each other called also optical antipode
en·an·tio·mer·ic -.ant-ē-ə-'mer-ik adj
en·an·tio·mer·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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en·an·tio·mer (en-anґte-o″mər) one of a pair of compounds having a mirror image relationship. Called also enantiomorph.

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