enantiomorphic
/ɪˌnæntiəˈmɔrfɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or having a mirror-image shape that cannot be superimposed on the original, like left and right hands.
- In chemistry, enantiomorphic molecules are important because they can have different effects in the body.
- The artist created an enantiomorphic sculpture that looked identical but was actually reversed.
- The two crystals were enantiomorphic, each being the mirror image of the other.
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