Translation guide
A pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other, like left and right hands. In Japanese, the term is primarily used in chemistry and related fields.
The standard scientific term for one of a pair of non-superimposable mirror-image molecules.
The most common and standard term for 'enantiomer' in chemistry. Literally 'mirror-image isomer'.
This compound has an enantiomer.
Enantiomers have opposite optical rotation.
An older or less common term for enantiomer, literally 'antipode'. Rarely used in modern chemistry.
In everyday conversation, 'enantiomer' is rarely used. The term is almost exclusively found in scientific, pharmaceutical, or academic contexts. If you're not in a chemistry setting, you probably don't need this word.
Katakana loanword from English, commonly used in scientific contexts, especially in organic chemistry.
Separation of enantiomers is difficult.
Enantiomers are mirror images of each other.