Meanings
plural enantiomers
- chemistryOne of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer.
Synonyms: enantiomorph, optical isomer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer.
More synonyms by meaning
nouneither one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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*(s)mer-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
- Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
- Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
- Englishenantiomer
Translations
Arabic مُتَصَاوِغ اِنْعِكَاسِيّ, مُتَصَاوِغ مِرْآتِيّ
- مُتَصَاوِغ اِنْعِكَاسِيّ (mutaṣāwiḡ inʕikāsiyy)one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
- مُتَصَاوِغ مِرْآتِيّ (mutaṣāwiḡ mirʔātiyy)one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Danish enantiomer
- enantiomerone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Dutch enantiomeer
- enantiomeerone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Esperanto enantiomero, spegulizomero
- enantiomeroone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
- spegulizomeroone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Finnish enantiomeeri
- enantiomeerione of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
French énantiomère
- énantiomèreone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
German Enantiomer
- Enantiomerone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Hebrew אננטיומר
- אננטיומרone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Hungarian enantiomer
- enantiomerone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Italian enantiomero
- enantiomeroone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Korean 거울상체
- 거울상체 (geoulsangche)one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Malay enantiomer
- enantiomerone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Māori poinanaha whakaata
- poinanaha whakaataone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Polish enancjomer
- enancjomerone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Portuguese enantiómero, enantiômero
- enantiómeroone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
- enantiômeroone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Russian энантиоме́р
- энантиоме́р (enantiomér)one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Spanish enantiómero
- enantiómeroone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Swedish enantiomer
- enantiomerone of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
enantiomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiomer
“enantiomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiomer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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