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superchiral

superchiral adjective: (of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection.

Adjective

superchiral (not comparable)

  1. (of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection
    • In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.2016, S. Hamed Shams Mousavi, Sajanlal R. Panikkanvalappil, Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Ali A. Eftekhar, Ali Adibi, “Large Enhancement of Circular Dichroism Using an Embossed Chiral Metamaterial”, in arXiv

Origin of superchiral

From super- + chiral.

Questions about superchiral

What does superchiral mean?
Superchiral means (of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection.
What part of speech is superchiral?
Superchiral is an adjective.

Words near superchiral in the dictionary

  1. superchiasmic
  2. superchic
  3. superchild
  4. superchildren
  5. superchilled
  6. superchiral
  7. superchivalrous
  8. superchondritic
  9. superchron
  10. superchrons
  11. superchub

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