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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ]