enantiomer
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- noun
- /ɪˈnæntiˌoʊmɚ/
- Specialized
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enantiomero
- The two molecules are enantiomers, meaning they are mirror images of each other.
- S enantiomer
- R enantiomer
- different enantiomers
There are two different types of MDMA that they have these horrible names called enantiomers.
- There are two different types of MDMA that they have these horrible names called enantiomers.
Examples
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In organic chemistry, an enantiomer is a type of stereoisomer that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image.
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So you get not just this compound, but also it's enantiomer, right?
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You say this molecule is the enantiomer of this molecule.
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It is recommended that single enantiomers be used in biological experiments and clinical trials.
Academic text (1991) -
Many drugs used in clinical practice are chiral: in the way that the left hand is related to the right, they exist in two structurally different forms, called enantiomers, which are mirror images of one another.
Academic text (1991) -
Use of chiral molecules in clinical practice may cause problems because different chiral forms of a drug (enantiomers) may have different biological activities; yet clinicians have little awareness of these risks.
Academic text (1991) -
Researchers studied the effects of each enantiomer separately to understand their distinct properties.
Synonyms
One of two objects that are mirror images but cannot be placed on top of each other such as molecules
Surface Forms
Morphology
enantiomer = enantio + mer
The parts are specialized combining forms (e.g., 'enantio-', '-mer') not productive standalone English morphemes, so a typical B1 learner cannot derive the meaning from the components.
Etymology
Enantiomer comes from Greek parts enantio- 'opposite' and -mer from meros 'part', so imagine two molecules like left and right hands, mirror images of each other. So an enantiomer is one of a pair of molecules that look like mirror images but are not identical.