enantiomer

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enantiomer

/ɛˈnænti.əmər/ UK

noun enantiomers

One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer.
Similar: enantiomorph, optical isomer

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noun one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers

Español	enantiómero
한국어	거울상체 geoulsangche
Português	enantiómero, enantiômero
Français	énantiomère
Deutsch	Enantiomer
Italiano	enantiomero
Русский	энантиоме́р enantiomér
العربية	مُتَصَاوِغ اِنْعِكَاسِيّ mutaṣāwiḡ inʕikāsiyy, مُتَصَاوِغ مِرْآتِيّ mutaṣāwiḡ mirʔātiyy
עברית	אננטיומר

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@misc{enantiomer_2026,
  title = {enantiomer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enantiomer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}