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enantiomorph

American  
[ih-nan-tee-uh-mawrf] / ɪˈnæn ti əˌmɔrf /

noun

Crystallography.

  1. either of two crystals exhibiting enantiomorphism.

enantiomorph British  
/ ɛnˈæntɪəˌmɔːf /

noun

  1. either of the two crystal forms of a substance that are mirror images of each other

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Other Word Forms

  • enantiomorphic adjective
  • enantiomorphism noun

Etymology

Origin of enantiomorph

< German (1856); enantio-, -morph

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