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单词 enantiomer
释义

enantiomer

noun

en·​an·​tio·​mer i-ˈnan-tē-ə-mər How to pronounce enantiomer (audio)
: either of a pair of chemical compounds whose molecular structures have a nonsuperimposable mirror-image relationship to each other compare diastereomer
enantiomeric
i-ˌnan-tē-ə-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce enantiomer (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And then there’s the case of esketamine, which is the S-enantiomer of ketamine, a similar (in molecular structure) but more potent agent than ketamine. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 5 July 2021 Ketamine is a combination of two enantiomers, or mirror image molecules. Megan Thielking, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2019 Strangely enough, meth's enantiomer is the active ingredient in Vick's Vapor Inhaler. William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 19 Aug. 2013

Word History

Etymology

Greek enantios + English -mer

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

enantiomer

noun

en·​an·​tio·​mer in-ˈant-ē-ə-mər How to pronounce enantiomer (audio)
: either of a pair of chemical compounds whose molecular structures have a mirror-image relationship to each other

called also optical antipode

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