ENANTIOMER


Meaning of ENANTIOMER in English

[ ɪ'nantɪə(ʊ)mə , ɛ- ]

■ noun Chemistry each of a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

~ically adverb

Origin

1930s: from Gk enantios 'opposite' + -mer .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.