enantiomorph
Meanings
noun
- A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
- Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
- A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). By surface analysis, enantio- + -morph.
Related words
Derived words
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.