- chi|ral|i|ty
- chi|ral|i|ty «ky RAL uh tee», noun.Chemistry, Physics. the property of being chiral or asymmetric.
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chi|ral — «KY ruhl», adjective. Chemistry, Physics. not superimposable on its mirror image; asymmetric: »a chiral molecule or atom. ╂[< Greek cheír, os hand + English al (because of the handedness, or tendency toward the right or left, of chiral forms)] … Useful english dictionary
ral — ac·ral; ad·e·no·neu·ral; ad·lit·to·ral; ad·mi·ral; am·bu·lac·ral; amo·ral·i·ty; am·phi·crib·ral; am·y·ral·dism; au·gu·ral; au·ral; au·ro·ral; ba·su·ral; bed·ral; blas·to·po·ral; bleph·a·ral; cae·su·ral; cap·ral·de·hyde; chap·ar·ral; chlo·ral;… … English syllables
chiral — chi·ral … English syllables
chirality — chi·ral·i·ty … English syllables
chiral — chi|ral 〈[çi ] Adj.; Chem.〉 wie Bild u. Spiegelbild geformt, spiegelbildlich [<grch. cheir „Hand“] * * * chi|ral [griech. cheír = Hand]: nennt man ein Molekül (↑ Enantiomer), das durch keinerlei Symmetrieoperation mit seinem Spiegelbild zur… … Universal-Lexikon
chiral — chi•ral [[t]ˈkaɪ rəl[/t]] adj. chem. not able to be superimposed on its mirror image: chiral molecules[/ex] • Etymology: 1894; chir < Gk cheír hand + al I; coined by Lord Kelvin chi•ral′i•ty, n … From formal English to slang
chiral — chi|ral 〈[çi ] Adj.; Chemie〉 wie Bild u. Spiegelbild geformt, spiegelbildlich [Etym.: <grch. cheir »Hand«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
chiral — Denoting an object, such as a molecule in a given configuration or conformation, that possesses chirality. A c. molecule has no plane, axis, or center of symmetry. * * * chi·ral kī rəl … Medical dictionary
homochiral — ho·mo·chi·ral .hō mō kī rəl adj consisting of only one enantiomer <only about 10% of synthetic chiral drugs are marketed in homochiral...form (Stu Borman)> ho·mo·chi·ral·i·ty kī ral ət ē n, pl ties … Medical dictionary
chirality — The property of nonidentity of an object with its mirror image; used in chemistry with respect to stereochemical isomers. [G. cheir, hand] * * * chi·ral·i·ty (ki ralґĭ te) [Gr. cheir hand] the property of handedness, of not being… … Medical dictionary
