achiral

achiral
Not chiral; denoting an absence of chirality. [G. a- priv. + cheir, hand]

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achi·ral .ā-'kī-rəl adj of or relating to a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image: not chiral

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  • achiral — adjective Date: 1966 of, relating to, or being a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image ; not chiral …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • achiral — /ay kuy reuhl/, adj. Chem. not chiral. [A 6 + CHIRAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • achiral — adjective superimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral Ant: chiral …   Wiktionary

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  • achiral — [eɪ kʌɪr(ə)l] adjective Chemistry (of a molecule) able to be superimposed on its mirror image; not chiral …   English new terms dictionary

  • achiral — achi·ral …   English syllables

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  • Chirality (mathematics) — In geometry, a figure is chiral (and said to have chirality) if it is not identical to its mirror image, or, more precisely, if it cannot be mapped to its mirror image by rotations and translations alone. For example, a right shoe is different… …   Wikipedia

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