Etymology

enantioselective

Today it means: that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers Full definition →

English selective ← Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os) ← Proto-Hellenic *antíos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Ancient Greekἐν (en)
  3. Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂entíos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*antíos
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os)
  8. Ancient Greekἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)
  9. Englishenantio-
  10. Englishselective
  11. English todayenantioselective

From enantio- + selective.

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