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optical isomer

Syllabification: (op·ti·cal i·so·mer)
Definition of optical isomer

noun

Chemistry
  • each of two or more forms of a compound that have the same structure but are mirror images of each other and typically differ in optical activity.

Derivatives

optical isomerism

noun

optical isomer in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of optical isomer in the British & World English dictionary