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enantiomer

[en-an´te-o″mer]

one of a pair of isomeric compounds whose molecular structures are mirror images of each other.

en·an·ti·o·mer

(en-an'tē-ō-mĕr),

One of a pair of molecules that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other; neither molecule has an internal plane of symmetry.

Synonym(s): optic antipode

[enantio- + G. meros, part]

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