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 Definitions of chiral  [ˈkaɪ rəl]  

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Definition of 'chiral' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) chiral
not able to be superimposed on its mirror image:
chiral molecules.

Etymology:  (1894; chir- < Gk cheír hand + -al1; coined by Lord Kelvin)


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