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Answer for the clue "Either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical ", 10 letters:
enantiomer

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enantiomer \E*nan"ti*o*mer\, n. [Gr. 'enanti`os opposite + -mer.] (Chem.) either of a pair of optical isomers of a chemical substance whose molecules are mirror images of each other, i. e., are related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In chemistry , an enantiomer ( ; ), also known as an optical isomer , is one of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other that are non-superposable (not identical), much as one's left and right hands are the same except for being reversed along ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical [syn: enantiomorph ]