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enantioselective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
enan-tios-e-lec-tive
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos Proto-Hellenic *antíos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os) Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- English selective English enantioselective From enantio- + selective.

Inflected Forms

more enantioselective (comparative) most enantioselective (superlative)

Derived Forms

enantioselectively nonenantioselective

Questions

What does enantioselective mean?
that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers
Where does enantioselective come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos Proto-Hellenic *antíos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os) Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- English selective English enantioselective From enantio- + selective.

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