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enantiomorphism

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en·an·ti·o·morph  (-nnt--môrf)
n.
Either of a pair of crystals, molecules, or compounds that are mirror images of each other but are not identical, and that rotate the plane of polarized light equally, but in opposite directions. Also called enantiomer, optical isomer.
[Greek enantios, opposite; see ant- in Indo-European roots + -morph.]
en·anti·o·morphic, en·anti·o·morphous adj.
en·anti·o·morphism n.
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Noun1.enantiomorphism - the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another
mirror-image relation
opposition - a direction opposite to another
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