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chiral

[ kahy-ruhl ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. (of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.

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  • chi·ral·i·ty [kahy-, ral, -i-tee], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chiral1

1894; chir- < Greek cheír hand + -al 1; coined by Lord Kelvin

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