1. of, relating to, or being molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other and rotate plane-polarized light in opposite directions
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• The two enantiomeric forms of the drug have different biological effects.
• Enantiomeric compounds have identical molecular formulas but opposite three-dimensional structures.
• The pharmaceutical industry must carefully separate enantiomeric mixtures to ensure drug safety.
• These enantiomeric molecules are like left and right hands—similar but not identical.
• Enantiomeric pairs rotate polarized light in opposite directions, a property called optical activity.