chirality

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kaɪˈrælɪtɪ/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chirality /kaɪˈrælɪtɪ/ n
  1. the configuration or handedness (left or right) of an asymmetric, optically active chemical compoundAlso called: dissymmetry
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek kheir hand + -al1 + -ityˈchiral adj
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chi•ral  (kī′rəl),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistry(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
  • Greek cheír hand + -al1; coined by Lord Kelvin
  • 1894; chir-
chi•ral•i•ty  (kī ral′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
'chirality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dissymmetry - chiral

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