enantiomorphism

[ ih-nan-tee-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm ]

noun

, Crystallography.

1. the existence of two chemically identical crystal forms as mirror images of each other.

Other Words From

• en·anti·o·morphic en·anti·o·morphous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enantiomorphism¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; enantiomorph + -ism