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chiral

[kahy-ruh l]

adjective Chemistry.

(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.

Origin of chiral

1894; chir- < Greek cheír hand + -al1; coined by Lord Kelvin
Related formschi·ral·i·ty [kahy-ral-i-tee] /kaɪˈræl ɪ ti/, noun
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Word Origin and History for chiral
adj.

1894, a hybrid coined by Lord Kelvin from Latinized comb. form of Greek kheir "hand" (from PIE *ghes- "hand;" see chiro-) + -al (1).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
chiral in Medicine

chiral

[kī′rəl]

adj.

Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.
Related formschi•ral′i•ty (kī-răl′ĭ-tē) n.
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