The property that distinguishes enantiomorphs. The specification of two enantiomorphic forms by reference to an oriented space e.g. of a screw, a right threaded one or a left threaded one. The expression '
opposite chirality' is short for '
opposite chirality sense'.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193
(Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2203