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asymmetric

[ ey-suh-me-trik, as-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry:
Most faces are asymmetric.
(of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in one order but not in the opposite order, as in the relation “being an ancestor of.”
Chemistry.
1. having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
2. noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups.
3. (of a polymer) noting an atom or group that is within a polymer chain and is bonded to two different atoms or groups that are external to the chain.

asymmetric

/ ˌeɪ-; ˌæsɪˈmɛtrɪk /

not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; misproportioned
chem
1. (of a molecule) having its atoms and radicals arranged unsymmetrically
2. (of a carbon atom) attached to four different atoms or radicals so that stereoisomerism results
3. involving chiral molecules
  asymmetric synthesis
electrical engineering (of conductors) having different conductivities depending on the direction of current flow, as of diodes
aeronautics having unequal thrust, as caused by an inoperative engine in a twin-engined aircraft
logic maths (of a relation) never holding between a pair of values x and y when it holds between y and x, as " …is the father of… " Compare symmetric antisymmetric nonsymmetric

First recorded in 1870–75; a- ⁶ + symmetric ( def )

This is an ultimatum seeking a target in the disorienting matrix of asymmetric warfare.

Like Wallace, Bruce was an underdog; unlike Wallace he won, proving himself a master of asymmetric warfare.

This is usually attributed to the presence of an irregular astigmatism situated near the asymmetric meridian.

I was trying to fit the shovel in and I remember saying that is too asymmetric.

Similarly, for a ketohexose, which contains three asymmetric carbon atoms, there are eight possible arrangements.

Hence, all the possible compounds indicated by the presence of the asymmetric carbon have been found and identified.

What in the name of all the Csars does an asymmetric atom of carbon mean?

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