enantiomorphism
[ ih-nan-tee-uh-mawr-fiz-uhm ]
nounCrystallography.
the existence of two chemically identical crystal forms as mirror images of each other.
Origin of enantiomorphism
1First 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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