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chiral

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From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, hand) +‎ -al.

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chiral (not comparable)

  1. (geometry, physical chemistry) that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
    Synonym: handed (informal)
    • 2016, S. Hamed Shams Mousavi, Sajanlal R. Panikkanvalappil, Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Ali A. Eftekhar, Ali Adibi, “Large Enhancement of Circular Dichroism Using an Embossed Chiral Metamaterial”, in arXiv[1]:
      In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.

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From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, hand) +‎ -al.

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chiral (feminine chirale, masculine plural chiraux, feminine plural chirales)

  1. chiral

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Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, hand) +‎ -al.

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chiral (strong nominative masculine singular chiraler, not comparable)

  1. chiral

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