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mirror life

mirror life noun: a hypothetical form of life with mirror-reflected molecular building blocks; for example, many biomolecules occurring in nature are the L-form, whereas systems using the D-form are conceivable but also potentially dangerous to life as we know it.

Noun

mirror life (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical form of life with mirror-reflected molecular building blocks; for example, many biomolecules occurring in nature are the L-form, whereas systems using the D-form are conceivable but also potentially dangerous to life as we know it.

Questions about mirror life

What does mirror life mean?
Mirror life means a hypothetical form of life with mirror-reflected molecular building blocks; for example, many biomolecules occurring in nature are the L-form, whereas systems using the D-form are conceivable but also potentially dangerous to life as we know it.
What part of speech is mirror life?
Mirror life is a noun.

Words near mirror life in the dictionary

  1. mirror fugue
  2. mirror fugues
  3. mirror image
  4. mirror images
  5. mirror imaging
  6. mirror life
  7. mirror literature
  8. mirror match
  9. mirror matches
  10. mirror matter
  11. mirror neuron

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