enantiomer
See also: Enantiomer
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Noun
enantiomer (plural enantiomers)
A pair of enantiomers; Even when the left image is rotated around the vertical axis, one H atom will be in front of the plane while the other is behind.
- (chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active.
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one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
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Etymology
Borrowed from French énantiomère.
Declension
Declension of enantiomer
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) enantiomer | enantiomerul | (niște) enantiomeri | enantiomerii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) enantiomer | enantiomerului | (unor) enantiomeri | enantiomerilor |
| vocative | enantiomerule | enantiomerilor | ||
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