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chi⋅ral

  [kahy-ruhl]
–adjective Chemistry.
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
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Origin:
1894; chir- < Gk cheír hand + -al 1 ; coined by Lord Kelvin

Related forms:
chi⋅ral⋅i⋅ty  [kahy-ral-i-tee] , noun
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chi·ral   (kī'rəl)   
adj.  Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.

[chir(o)- + -al1.]
chi·ral'i·ty (kī-rāl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chi·ral
Pronunciation: 'kI-r&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a molecule that is nonsuperimposable on its mirror image —chi·ral·i·ty /kI-'ral-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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chiral chi·ral (kī'rəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.

chi·ral'i·ty (kī-rāl'ĭ-tē) n.

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