enantiomer
pronunciation
How to pronounce enantiomer in British English:
UK [ɪ'næntɪəʊmə]
How to pronounce enantiomer in American English:
US [ɪ'næntiəmə]
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- Noun:
- either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Indicates the absolute configuration of the second eluted enantiomer .
- 2. The enantiomer that rotates the plane to the right is referred to as the dextrorotatory .
- 3. The retention factor of the second eluted enantiomer .
- 4. Chiral resolution of amino acid enantiomer .
- 5. Determination of mandelic acid enantiomer in ferments by capillary electrophoresis .