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enantiomorph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enan-tiomorph
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.

noun

Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.

noun

A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). By surface analysis, enantio- + -morph.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

enantiomorphs (plural)

Derived Forms

enantiomorphic enantiomorphism enantiomorphous

Frequently Paired Words

chirality

Synonyms

enantiomer

Questions

What does enantiomorph mean?
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Where does enantiomorph come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “opposite”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). By surface analysis, enantio- + -morph.

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