antimere
|an-ti-mere|
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/ˈæn.təˌmɪr/
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/ˈæn.tɪ.mɪə(r)/
opposite/paired part
Etymology
'antimere' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'anti-' meaning 'opposite' and 'meros' meaning 'part'.
'antimere' was formed in New Latin/modern scientific English from Greek roots ('anti-' + 'meros') and entered specialized English usage (notably in anatomy and later in some chemical contexts).
Initially used in anatomical description to mean 'opposite part'; over time the term was also applied in specialized scientific contexts (e.g., stereochemistry) to denote mirror-image counterparts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
one of a pair of corresponding parts on opposite sides of a plane of symmetry (especially in anatomy); a contralateral counterpart.
The surgeon noted that the left kidney was the antimere of the right kidney.
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Noun 2
a (rare or specialized) term used in stereochemistry for a molecule that is the mirror-image counterpart of another (similar in sense to 'enantiomer' in some usages).
In this paper the authors describe two antimeres that are non-superimposable mirror images.
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