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)
This is sufficient to establish their internal dissymmetry, even when, through the absence of characteristic crystallization, they fail to manifest this dissymmetry outwardly.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
In the passing of electricity through gases there is manifested, on the contrary, an evident dissymmetry.
From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien
All his life he kept this question of dissymmetry before his mind and hoped to get back to work at it.
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
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