- achiral
- adjective Date: 1966 of, relating to, or being a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image ; not chiral
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Achiral — In der Chemie bezeichnet die Chiralität (griechisches Kunstwort, die Händigkeit, abgeleitet vom Wortstamm χειρ , ch[e]ir hand ), in der Kristallographie auch Enantiomorphie genannt, die räumliche Anordnung von Atomen, bei denen bestimmte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
achiral molecule — achiralinė molekulė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Simetrinė molekulė. atitikmenys: angl. achiral molecule rus. ахиральная молекула … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
achiral — /ay kuy reuhl/, adj. Chem. not chiral. [A 6 + CHIRAL] * * * … Universalium
achiral — adjective superimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral Ant: chiral … Wiktionary
achiral — Not chiral; denoting an absence of chirality. [G. a priv. + cheir, hand] * * * achi·ral .ā kī rəl adj of or relating to a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image: not chiral … Medical dictionary
achiral — a|chi|ral [↑ a (1) u. ↑ chiral] nennt man Körper, insbes. Moleküle, Ionen u. dgl., die kein Chiralitätszentrum besitzen (↑ Chiralität) u. daher optisch inaktiv sind. – Ggs.: chiral … Universal-Lexikon
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
achiral — adj. Chem. (of a crystal or molecule) not chiral … Useful english dictionary
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
