Definition of Optical isomers

1. Noun. (plural of optical isomer) ¹

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Medical Definition of Optical isomers

1. Isomers differing only in the spatial arrangement of groups around a central atom. Optical isomers rotate the plane of polarized light in different directions. For all biological molecules in which the possibility of optical isomerism exists, only one of the isomers is functional. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Optical Isomers

optical fiber
optical fibers
optical fibre
optical flat
optical flint
optical fusion
optical illusion
optical illusions
optical image
optical index
optical instrument
optical iridectomy
optical isomer
optical isomerism
optical isomers (current term)
optical keratoplasty
optical lens
optical maser
optical media
optical microscope
optical noise
optical opacity
optical pachymeter
optical phenomenon
optical prism
optical pyrometer
optical righting reflexes
optical rotation
optical rotatory dispersion

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