Meanings
nounenantiodifferentiation (plural enantiodifferentiations)
plural enantiodifferentiations
- chemistrydifferentiation between each of a pair of enantiomers
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Ancient Greekἐν (en)
- Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂entíos
- Proto-Hellenic*antíos
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)
- Englishenantio-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latindifferō
- Latindifferēns
- Latindifferentia
- New Latindifferentiō
- New Latindifferentiātus
- Englishdifferentiate
- Englishdifferentiation
- Englishenantiodifferentiation
From enantio- + differentiation.
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enantiodifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiodifferentiation
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