chirality

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Pronunciation

• enPR: kīrăl'ĭtē, IPA: /kaɪˈɹælɪti/

Noun

chirality

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

Synonyms

• handedness

Related terms

• achiral
• achirality
• chiral

Translations

• French: chiralité
• German: Chiralität
• Italian: chiralità
• Portuguese: quiralidade
• Russian: хира́льность
• Spanish: quiralidad

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