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dissymmetry
[ dih-sim-i-tree, dis-sim- ]
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Derived Forms
- ˌdissymˈmetrically, adverb
- dissymmetric, adjective
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Other Words From
- dis·sym·met·ric [dis-i-, me, -trik, dis-si-], dissym·metri·cal adjective
- dissym·metri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dissymmetry1
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Example Sentences
If later on the large pincer is again cut off the process is repeated and the original dissymmetry is restored.
None of these substances, however, has any effect on polarized light or shows any dissymmetry in the form of its crystals.
Pasteur found that the paratartrates were not only dissymmetrical, but that they possessed two forms of dissymmetry.
If Pasteur's idea as to the dissymmetry of crystals were confirmed, a great scientific advance was assured.
Dissymmetry probably represents some essential manifestation of vital force.
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