dissymmetry
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For the first few years after this discovery Pasteur endeavored by every possible means to secure experimental modifications of some of these phenomena of dissymmetry.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
As to the causes of the formation of the brush or stream, I think it is due to the electrostatic action of the globe and the dissymmetry of the parts.
From Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency by Tesla, Nikola
None of these substances, however, has any effect on polarized light or shows any dissymmetry in the form of its crystals.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Pasteur's own thoughts with regard to dissymmetry rose above even the lofty heights of mere earthly biology.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Pasteur found that the paratartrates were not only dissymmetrical, but that they possessed two forms of dissymmetry.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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