enantiomorphism
[ ih-nan-tee-uh-mawr-fiz-uh m ]
/ ɪˌnæn ti əˈmɔr fɪz əm /
noun Crystallography.
the existence of two chemically identical crystal forms as mirror images of each other.
Origin of enantiomorphism
First recorded in 1895–1900;
enantiomorph +
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM enantiomorphism
en·an·ti·o·mor·phic, en·an·ti·o·mor·phous, adjectiveWords nearby enantiomorphism
enanthem,
enanthesis,
enantio-,
enantiomer,
enantiomorph,
enantiomorphism,
enantiosis,
enantiotropy,
enargite,
enarthrodial,
enarthrosis