Chiral Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Adjective

that exhibits chirality (as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix)

"The double-helix structure of DNA is chiral, existing as either a right-handed or a left-handed form."

See Also

chirality disyndiotactic chiralon nonchiral tacticity gyrotropy chiralized hexachiral

Related Terms

chirality disyndiotactic chiralon nonchiral tacticity gyrotropy chiralized hexachiral chiralisation nitrogen inversion bishydroxamic acid chirospecific chirally stereometamaterial chirotopic proprochiral enantioinduction axigluon enantiofacial stereoisomerism

Rhyming Words

ral tral ural oral gral aral kral aural jural loral acral moral dural meral sural boral rural coral feral viral

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