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chiral
chi·ral [ krəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
not superimposable on its mirror image: describes a molecule whose arrangement of atoms is such that it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image
[Late 19th century. < Greek kheir "hand"]

chi·ral·i·ty [ kī rállətee ] noun
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