English Explanatory Dictionary

chiral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.

Pronunciation

kī'rəl /ˈkaɪɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chiral.wav

Word forms

chiral

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -al.

Synonyms

handed

Derived words

achiral amphichiral chiral center chiral centre chiralized chirally chiralon chiral resolution cryptochiral equichiral heterochiral hexachiral homochiral interchiral intrachiral magnetochiral monochiral nonchiral prochiral pseudochiral semichiral superchiral unichiral
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