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dechiralisation

dechiralisation noun: the removal of chirality.

Noun

dechiralisation

  1. The removal of chirality
    • Recent experiments probing a new ferroelectric liquid crystal (CLF08) confined in cells with planar alignment have shown dielectric and optic anomalies suggesting the onset of ferrielectric ordering within the surface lattice of dechiralisation lines.2015, B. Mettout, H. Pasco Logbo, Y. Gagou, H. Vasseur, P.Gisse, “Ferrielectricity in smectic-C* dechiralisation lines lattices”, in arXiv

Origin of dechiralisation

From de- + chiralisation.

Questions about dechiralisation

What does dechiralisation mean?
Dechiralisation means the removal of chirality.
What part of speech is dechiralisation?
Dechiralisation is a noun.

Words near dechiralisation in the dictionary

  1. Decherd
  2. Decherds
  3. Dechert
  4. Decherts
  5. Dechheling
  6. dechiralisation
  7. dechirp
  8. dechirped
  9. dechirping
  10. dechloraminated
  11. dechlorane

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