chirality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.

kīrăl'ĭtē /kaɪˈɹælɪti/ en-us-chirality.ogg

chirality chiralities

From chiral + -ity = chir- + -ality.

handedness

achiral achirality chiral enantiomer

axial chirality biochirality biohomochirality cryptochirality heterochirality homochirality pseudochirality

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