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Enantiomer


Two nonsuperimposable objects which are mirror images of each other are called enantiomers. The term enantiomer is synonymous with enantiomorph.

For example, the letters b and d are enantiomers of each other.


See also

Amphichiral Knot, Chiral, Dissymmetric, Handedness, Mirror Image, Reflexible

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References

Ball, W. W. R. and Coxeter, H. S. M. "Polyhedra." Ch. 5 in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 13th ed. New York: Dover, pp. 130-161, 1987.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Enantiomer." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Enantiomer.html

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