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enantioasymmetric

enantioasymmetric adjective: describing a process in which only one of a pair of enantiomers takes part, or in which the reactivity of one enantiomer is greatly different to that of the other.

Adjective

enantioasymmetric (not comparable)

  1. Describing a process in which only one of a pair of enantiomers takes part, or in which the reactivity of one enantiomer is greatly different to that of the other.
    Synonyms:
    stereoelective

Synonyms of enantioasymmetric

Antonyms

Origin of enantioasymmetric

From enantio- + asymmetric.

Questions about enantioasymmetric

What does enantioasymmetric mean?
Enantioasymmetric means describing a process in which only one of a pair of enantiomers takes part, or in which the reactivity of one enantiomer is greatly different to that of the other.
What part of speech is enantioasymmetric?
Enantioasymmetric is an adjective.

Words near enantioasymmetric in the dictionary

  1. enanthematous
  2. enanthesis
  3. enanthic
  4. enanthic acid
  5. enantio-
  6. enantioasymmetric
  7. enantioblastic
  8. enantiocomplementary
  9. enantiocontrol
  10. enantiocontrolled
  11. enantiocontrolling

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