enantiomer
See also: Enantiomer
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enantiomer (plural enantiomers)
- (chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active.
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one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
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Borrowed from French énantiomère.
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enantiomer m (plural enantiomeri)
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Declension of enantiomer
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) enantiomer | enantiomerul | (niște) enantiomeri | enantiomerii |
genitive/dative | (unui) enantiomer | enantiomerului | (unor) enantiomeri | enantiomerilor |
vocative | enantiomerule | enantiomerilor |