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Enantiomer
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Chemistry:
One of a
pair
of
stereoisomer
s that is the
mirror image
of the other, but may not be
superimposed
on this other
stereoisomer
. Almost always, a
pair
of
enantiomer
s
contain
at least
one
chiral center
, and a
sample
of either
enantiomer
will be
optically
active.
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Origin
enantiomer
English
-mer
English
μέρος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
μείρομαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
enantio-
English
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Etym
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