enantioselectivity

noun

The selectivity of a reaction towards one of a pair of enantiomers

OriginEnglish selectivity ← Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os) →
RareScrabble 26
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounenantioselectivity (plural enantioselectivities)

plural enantioselectivities

  1. chemistryThe selectivity of a reaction towards one of a pair of enantiomers

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)
  2. Englishenantio-
  3. Englishselectivity
  4. Englishenantioselectivity

From enantio- + selectivity.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: enantioselectivity on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.