enantiomorph
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).
Noun
enantiomorph (plural enantiomorphs)
- A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
- Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
- (chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
Derived terms
- enantiomorphic
- enantiomorphism
See also
- chirality