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cryptochirality

cryptochirality noun: a form of chirality in which the properties of the pair of chiral compounds are indistinguishable.

Noun

cryptochirality (uncountable)

  1. (physical) A form of chirality in which the properties of the pair of chiral compounds are indistinguishable.

Origin of cryptochirality

From crypto- + chirality.

Questions about cryptochirality

What does cryptochirality mean?
Cryptochirality means a form of chirality in which the properties of the pair of chiral compounds are indistinguishable.
What part of speech is cryptochirality?
Cryptochirality is a noun.

Words near cryptochirality in the dictionary

  1. cryptocercid
  2. cryptocercids
  3. cryptochetid
  4. cryptochidism
  5. cryptochiral
  6. cryptochirality
  7. cryptochirid
  8. cryptochirids
  9. cryptochlorogenic acid
  10. cryptochlorophaeic acid
  11. cryptochoridism

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