enantiomorphous

Adjective

Meaning

Similar, but not superposable, i. e., related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- said of certain hemihedral crystals.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

enantiomorph enantiomeric atropisomer enantiomerically

Examples

Crystal Data, Determinative Tables, ACA Monograph No. 5, American Crystallographic Association, 1963 These space groups are truly chiral (they each belong to the 11 enantiomorphous pairs). Source: Internet

Those with chiral symmetry do not have reflection symmetry and hence have two enantiomorphous forms which are reflections of each other. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

enantiomorphic enantiomorphically enantiomorphism enantiomorphously enantiomorphy enantiopathic