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ENANTIOMER

Dictionary entry overview: What does enantiomer mean?

• ENANTIOMER (noun)
The noun ENANTIOMER has 1 sense:

1. either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical

Familiarity information: ENANTIOMER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ENANTIOMER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

enantiomer; enantiomorph

Hypernyms ("enantiomer" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

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