noun🔗Share거울상이성질체One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active."Because one enantiomer of the drug ibuprofen relieves pain effectively, while the other enantiomer is less active, chemists work to produce medicine with only the more effective form. "이부프로펜 약물의 한 거울상이성질체는 통증을 효과적으로 완화하는 반면, 다른 거울상이성질체는 덜 활성화되어 있기 때문에, 화학자들은 더 효과적인 형태의 약물을 생산하기 위해 노력한다.chemistrybiochemistrycompoundscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading