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Enantiomer

Noun:

1. a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other and cannot be superimposed onto one another. Enantiomers are non-superimposable, identical in physical properties except for the direction in which they rotate plane-polarized light.

Example sentence: The pharmaceutical company synthesized both enantiomers of the drug to determine which was more effective in treating the disease.

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Adjective:

1. relating to or being an enantiomer.

Example sentence: The chemist analyzed the enantiomer configuration of the compound using spectroscopy techniques.

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