enantio-

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕn.ănʹtĭō, ĕ.năn'tĭŏʹ, ĕ.năn'tĭōʹ, IPA^(key): /ɛnˈæntɪəʊ/, /ɛˌnæntɪˈɒ/, /ɛˌnæntɪˈəʊ/

Prefix

enantio-

1. opposite, opposed, opposing

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with enantio-

Derived terms

• enantioblastic (botany)
• enantioblastous (botany)
• enantiodromia →
  • enantiodromiacal
  • enantiodromic
• enantiomer →
  • enantiomeric
• enantiomorph →
  • enantiomorphic
  • enantiomorphism (chiefly crystallography)
  • enantiomorphous →
    • enantiomorphously
  • enantiomorphy (chiefly crystallography)
• enantiopathy (medicine) →
  • enantiopathic (medicine)
• enantioselective
• enantiosis (rhetoric)
• enantiotropy (physical chemistry) →
  • enantiotropic

Translations

opposite

• French: énantio- (fr)
• Italian: enantio-

Anagrams

• Antoine, Etonian, Noetian, enation

Italian

Prefix

enantio-

1. enantio-

Anagrams

• neonati, noiante