ENANTIOMER

noun

12 Scrabble

15 WWF

E 1

N 1

A 1

N 1

T 1

I 1

O 1

M 3

E 1

R 1

Definition

One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active.