Etymograph

English

enantiofacial

From enantio- + facial.

Formed from enantio- + facial

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ος ‘opposite, against’

Ancient Greek ἐναντίος ‘opposite’

English enantio-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’

Latin faciēs ‘form, configuration, figure’

Medieval Latin faciālis ‘face-to-face, direct, open’

English facial

Today it means

adj Describing enantiomeric effects in which the chiral centre is part of a ring or similar planar structure

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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