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enantiomorph

American

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

noun

Crystallography.

either of two crystals exhibiting enantiomorphism.

enantiomorph British

/ ɛnˈæntɪəˌmɔːf /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

enantiomorphism

noun
enantiomorphic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of enantiomorph

< German (1856); see enantio-, -morph

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