ENANTIOMER


Meaning of ENANTIOMER in English

n.

Pronunciation: i- ' nan-t ē - ə -m ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek enantios + English -mer

Date: circa 1929

: either of a pair of chemical compounds whose molecular structures have a nonsuperimposable mirror-image relationship to each other ― compare DIASTEREOMER

– en · an · tio · mer · ic \ - ˌ nan-t ē - ə - ' mer-ik \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.