Enantiomer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See enantiomorph.
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  • n. One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. either of a pair of optical isomers of a chemical substance whose molecules are mirror images of each other, i. e., are related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- meaningful only for structures which have internal asymmetry.
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  • n. either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    compound    chemical compound   
    Cross Reference
    dextro-    L-    diastereoisomer    levo-    D-   
    Form
    enantiomeric   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    optical isomer    enantiomorph   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    polyamide    subacetate    alkene    summertide    __________________________________________   
     
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