[ ɪ'nantɪə(ʊ)mɔ:f , ɛ- ]
■ noun each of two crystalline or other geometrical forms which are mirror images of each other.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ism noun
~ous adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk enantios 'opposite' + -morph .
[ ɪ'nantɪə(ʊ)mɔ:f , ɛ- ]
■ noun each of two crystalline or other geometrical forms which are mirror images of each other.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ism noun
~ous adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk enantios 'opposite' + -morph .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004