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heterochiral

heterochiral adjective: reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical.

Adjective

heterochiral (not comparable)

  1. reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical
  2. Containing more than one enantiomer

Antonyms of heterochiral

Origin of heterochiral

From hetero- + chiral.

Questions about heterochiral

What does heterochiral mean?
Heterochiral means reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical.
What part of speech is heterochiral?
Heterochiral is an adjective.

Words near heterochiral in the dictionary

  1. heterochaperone
  2. heterochaperones
  3. heterochelous
  4. heterochiasmic
  5. heterochiasmy
  6. heterochiral
  7. heterochiralities
  8. heterochirality
  9. heterochlamydeous
  10. heterochromatic
  11. heterochromatically

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