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ENANTIOMERS

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en⋅an⋅ti⋅o⋅mer

[i-nan-tee-uh-mer]
–noun Chemistry.
either of a pair of optical isomers that are mirror images of each other.


Origin:
enantio- + -mer
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en·an·ti·o·mer   (ĭ-nān'tē-ə-mər)   
n.  See enantiomorph.

[Greek enantios, opposite; see ant- in Indo-European roots + -mer(e).]
en·an'ti·o·mer'ic (-měr'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: en·an·tio·mer
Pronunciation: in-'ant-E-&-m&r
Function: noun
: either of a pair of chemical compounds whose molecularstructures have a mirror-image relationship to each other called also optical antipodeen·an·tio·mer·ic /-"ant-E-&-'mer-ik/ adjectiveen·an·tio·mer·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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