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Either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
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 ", 12 letters:
enantiomorph
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Mirror image, form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror. 2 Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active. 3 (context chemistry English) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer. ...
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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: enantiomer ]
Usage examples of enantiomorph.
If you take a Moebius band made with a left-handed twist, and another band made with a right-handed twist, they will be enantiomorphs of each other.