Main Entry:

en·an·tio·morph

Pronunciation:

\i-ˈnan-tē-ə-ˌmȯrf\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Greek enantios opposite (from enanti facing, from en in + anti against) + International Scientific Vocabulary -morph -morph

Date:

1885

1 : enantiomer 2 : either of a pair of crystals (as of quartz) that are structural mirror images

— en·an·tio·mor·phic \-ˌnan-tē-ə-ˈmȯr-fik\ adjective

— en·an·tio·mor·phism \-ˈmȯr-ˌfi-zəm\ noun

— en·an·tio·mor·phous \-ˈmȯr-fəs\ adjective