enantioselective
adjective
enantioselective is spelled E-N-A-N-T-I-O-S-E-L-E-C-T-I-V-E: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, enantioselective means “that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enantioselective?
| Letters | 16: E-N-A-N-T-I-O-S-E-L-E-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is enantioselective?
Enantioselective appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of enantioselective
- more enantioselective comparative
- most enantioselective superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enantioselective mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich In combination with the two complementary methods that have been developed for asymmetric vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations, the chemistry is applicable to the enantioselective synthe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does enantioselective come from?
From enantio- + selective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).