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adj.
Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.

[CHIR(O)- + -AL1.]

chirality chi·ral'i·ty (kī-răl'ĭ-tē) n.

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(kī'rəl)
adj.

Of or relating to the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image.

chi·ral'i·ty (kī-răl'ĭ-tē) n.
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