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enantiomorphism

[ ih-nan-tee-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm ]

noun

, Crystallography.
  1. the existence of two chemically identical crystal forms as mirror images of each other.


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Other Words From

  • en·anti·o·morphic en·anti·o·morphous adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enantiomorphism1

First recorded in 1895–1900; enantiomorph + -ism

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