Associations to the word «Enantiomorph»

Wiktionary

ENANTIOMORPH, noun. Mirror image, form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
ENANTIOMORPH, noun. Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
ENANTIOMORPH, noun. (chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.

Dictionary definition

ENANTIOMORPH, noun. Either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.