ENANTIOMORPH


Meaning of ENANTIOMORPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈnan-tē-ə-ˌmȯrf ]

noun

Etymology: Greek enantios opposite (from enanti facing, from en in + anti against) + International Scientific Vocabulary -morph -morph

Date: 1885

1. : enantiomer

2. : either of a pair of crystals (as of quartz) that are structural mirror images

• en·an·tio·mor·phic -ˌnan-tē-ə-ˈmȯr-fik adjective

• en·an·tio·mor·phism -ˈmȯr-ˌfi-zəm noun

• en·an·tio·mor·phous -ˈmȯr-fəs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.