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光学異性体 (kougakuiseitai) Japanese meaning: enantiomer | Kotomora

光こう学がく異い性せい体たい

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Meanings

1

enantiomer; optical isomer

Chemistry term for a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other and non-superimposable.

光こう学がく異い性せい体たいは、互

たが

い

に

鏡きょう

像ぞう

の

関かん

係けい

に

ある

分ぶん

子し

です

。

Optical isomers are molecules that are mirror images of each other.

Kanji

光ray, light
学study, learning, science
異uncommon, different, queerness
性sex, gender, nature
体body, substance, object

Built from

光こう学がく+異い性せい体たい

Etymology

Compound of 光学 (こうがく, 'optics') + 異性体 (いせいたい, 'isomer').