enantiomorph
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).
Noun edit
enantiomorph (plural enantiomorphs)
- 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.
- (chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.