chi|ral|i|ty

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

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