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Word: Chiral
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Greek kheir ‘hand’ + -al
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkʌɪr(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
asymmetric in such a way that the structure and its mirror image are not superimposable.
Short Definition:asymmetric in such way that structure and its mirror image are not superimposable
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