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enantiomorphism

American  
[ih-nan-tee-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm] / ɪˌnæn ti əˈmɔr fɪz əm /

noun

Crystallography.

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

Other Word Forms

  • enantiomorphic adjective
  • enantiomorphous adjective

Etymology

Origin of enantiomorphism

First recorded in 1895–1900; enantiomorph + -ism

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