enantiomorphism

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

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

Origin of enantiomorphism

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; enantiomorph + -ism

Other words from enantiomorphism

  • en·an·ti·o·mor·phic, en·an·ti·o·mor·phous, adjective

Words Nearby enantiomorphism

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