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semichiral

semichiral adjective: describing a field that has chiral characteristics in some, but not all, dimensions.

Adjective

semichiral (not comparable)

  1. Describing a field that has chiral characteristics in some, but not all, dimensions

Forms of semichiral

alternative formsemi-chiral

Origin of semichiral

From semi- + chiral.

Questions about semichiral

What does semichiral mean?
Semichiral means describing a field that has chiral characteristics in some, but not all, dimensions.
What part of speech is semichiral?
Semichiral is an adjective.

Words near semichiral in the dictionary

  1. semichelate
  2. semichemical
  3. semichemically
  4. semichild
  5. semichildren
  6. semichiral
  7. semichivalrous
  8. semichoral
  9. semichoric
  10. semichorus
  11. semichoruses

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