Chirality

//kaɪˈɹælɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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handednesshandednesshemihelix

Antonyms

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parity

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"Chirality or chiral describes a nonsuperimposable mirror image, like left and right hands. Usually in chemistry the term is used to describe a pair of molecules that have the same formulas, but form a pair of structures."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

axial chiralitymirror image

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