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ENANTIOMORPH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does enantiomorph mean?
• ENANTIOMORPH (noun)
The noun ENANTIOMORPH 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: ENANTIOMORPH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("enantiomorph" 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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