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English
Etymology
From quasi- + enantiomer.
Noun
quasienantiomer (plural quasienantiomers)
- (chemistry) Either of a pair of compounds, one of which is a derivative of the enantiomer of the other (and has very similar chemical and physical properties)
References
- Lian-an Liao et al, "A Reactivity/Affinity Switch for Parallel Kinetic Resolution: α-Amino Acid Quasienantiomers and the Resolution of Cyclopropene Carboxylic Acids" JACS