单词 | chirality |
释义 | chirality/ (kaɪˈrælɪtɪ) / nounthe configuration or handedness (left or right) of an asymmetric, optically active chemical compoundAlso called: dissymmetry Derived forms of chiralitychiral, adjectiveWord Origin for chiralityC19: from Greek kheir hand + -al 1 + -ity Words nearby chiralitychip wagon, Chiquita, chir-, Chirac, chiral, chirality, Chirchik, Chi-Rho, Chiricahua, Chirico, chirimoya Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for chiralitychirality [ kī-răl′ĭ-tē ] The characteristic of a structure (usually a molecule) that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image. Also called handedness See also helicity invariance optical isomer. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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