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en·an·ti·o·mer       [i-nan-tee-uh-mer] Pronunciation Key
–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)  Pronunciation Key 
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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en·an·ti·o·morph       (ĭ-nān'tē-ə-môrf')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Either of a pair of crystals, molecules, or compounds that are mirror images of each other but are not identical, and that rotate the plane of polarized light equally, but in opposite directions. Also called enantiomer, optical isomer.


[Greek enantios, opposite; see ant- in Indo-European roots + -morph.]

en·an'ti·o·mor'phic, en·an'ti·o·mor'phous adj., en·an'ti·o·mor'phism n.
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enantiomer

noun
either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical [syn: enantiomorph] 

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enantiomer       (ĭ-nān'tē-ə-mər)  Pronunciation Key 
Either of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of one another but cannot be superimposed on one another and that rotate the plane of polarized light in opposite directions. Enantiomers usually behave the same chemically but differ in optical behavior and sometimes in how quickly they react with other enantiomers. Also called optical isomer, enantiomorph. Compare geometric isomer.

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