(chemistry) The handedness of an asymmetric molecule.
(particle physics) The characteristic of particles of spin ½ ℏ that are allowed to have only one spin state with respect to an axis of quantization parallel to the particle's momentum; if the particle's spin is always parallel to its momentum, it has positive chirality; antiparallel, negative chirality.
(physics) The characteristic of an object that cannot be superimposed upon its mirror image.

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