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interchiral

interchiral adjective: between left-handed and right-handed forms (typically of an organic compound).

Adjective

interchiral (not comparable)

  1. Between left-handed and right-handed forms (typically of an organic compound)
  2. Between individuals of different chirality

Antonyms of interchiral

Origin of interchiral

From inter- + chiral.

Questions about interchiral

What does interchiral mean?
Interchiral means between left-handed and right-handed forms (typically of an organic compound).
What part of speech is interchiral?
Interchiral is an adjective.

Words near interchiral in the dictionary

  1. interchapters
  2. intercharacter
  3. interchelation
  4. intercheliceral
  5. interchip
  6. interchiral
  7. interchirp
  8. interchoanal
  9. interchondral
  10. interchromatic
  11. interchromatid

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