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adj
that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, physical
Topics: chemistry, geometry, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: handed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵhésōr Proto-Hellenic *khéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) English -al English chiral From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + English -al.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
