enantio-

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Contents

1 English
2 Italian
- 2.1 Prefix

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantios, “opposite”).

Pronunciation [edit]

(RP) enPR: ĕn.ănʹtĭō—, ĕ.năn'tĭŏʹ—, ĕ.năn'tĭōʹ—, IPA: /ɛnˈæntɪəʊ—/, /ɛˌnæntɪˈɒ—/, /ɛˌnæntɪˈəʊ—/, X-SAMPA: /En"{ntI@U—/, /E%n{ntI"Q—/, /E%n{ntI"@U—/

Prefix [edit]

enantio-

opposite, opposed, opposing

Derived terms [edit]

Derived terms

enantioblastic (botany)
enantioblastous (botany)
enantiodromia →
- enantiodromiacal
- enantiodromic
enantiomer
enantiomorph →
- enantiomorphic
- enantiomorphism (chiefly crystallography)
- enantiomorphous →
  - enantiomorphously
- enantiomorphy (chiefly crystallography)
enantiopathy (medicine) →
- enantiopathic (medicine)
enantiosis (rhetoric)
enantiotropy (physical chemistry) →
- enantiotropic

Translations [edit]

opposite

Italian: enantio- (it)

Italian [edit]

Prefix [edit]

enantio-

enantio-

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