enantiomeric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an enantiomer or the relation between enantiomers.

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Meanings

adjectiveenantiomeric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to an enantiomer or the relation between enantiomers.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  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. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  12. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  13. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  14. Englishenantiomer
  15. Englishenantiomeric

From enantiomer + -ic.

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Translations

Italian enantiomerico
  • enantiomericopertaining to an enantiomer
Spanish enantiomérico
  • enantioméricopertaining to an enantiomer
Cite this entry
APA

enantiomeric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiomeric

MLA

“enantiomeric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiomeric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enantiomeric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiomeric.

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