Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enantioselectivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
enan-tios-e-lec-tiv-i-ty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The selectivity of a reaction towards one of a pair of enantiomers

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- English selectivity English enantioselectivity From enantio- + selectivity.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does enantioselectivity mean?
The selectivity of a reaction towards one of a pair of enantiomers
Where does enantioselectivity come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- English selectivity English enantioselectivity From enantio- + selectivity.

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