adj.
Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.
chirality chi·ral'i·ty (kī-răl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.
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