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enantiomorph

/ɪˈnæn.ti.ə.mɔːf/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa uno de los dos compuestos (como cristales o moléculas) que son imágenes especulares entre sí, pero no superponibles.

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noun

/ɪˈnæn.ti.ə.mɔːf/C2formalscientific
  • esSustantivo que designa uno de los dos compuestos (como cristales o moléculas) que son imágenes especulares entre sí, pero no superponibles.

A noun referring to either one of a pair of compounds, such as crystals or molecules, that are mirror images of each other but are not identical.

  1. Mirror-image moleculeC2formalscientific

    One of a pair of molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other, like left and right hands.

    esenantiómero

    • The chemist separated the enantiomorph from its mirror counterpart.
    • Many biological receptors only interact with one enantiomorph of a drug.
    • The two enantiomorphs of the compound rotate polarized light in opposite directions.

    Sinónimosenantiomer

Formas
  • enantiomorphs plural form
  • enantiomorphs' possessive plural form
  • enantiomorph's possessive singular form