chirality
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chirality
- /kaɪˈɹælɪti/
Rhymes with -ælɪti
Where it comes from
From chiral + -ity = chir- + -ality.
noun chiralities
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The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
Similar: handedness
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noun handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
| Español | quiralidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카이랄성 kairalseong |
| 日本語 | カイラリティー, キラリティー |
| Português | quiralidade |
| Français | chiralité |
| Deutsch | Chiralität |
| Italiano | chiralità |
| Ελληνικά | χειρομορφία cheiromorfía |
| Русский | хира́льность xirálʹnostʹ, кира́льность királʹnostʹ |
Talk about this word "chirality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chirality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chirality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chirality "chirality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chirality.Cite this
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title = {chirality},
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