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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enantiomer /ɪˈnantɪə(ʊ)mə, ɛ-/

▶noun Chemistry each of a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other.

– derivatives
enantiomeric adjective,
enantiomerically adverb.

– origin 1930s: from Gk enantios ‘opposite’ + -mer.

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