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changing environment. Remarkably, the
related genus Dilatris also has
chirally dimorphic flowers, but here both
morphs occur on the same plant. In flatfish...
- A
chiral phenomenon is one that is not
identical to its
mirror image (see the
article on
mathematical chirality). The spin of a
particle may be used to...
- In chemistry, a
molecule or ion is
called chiral (/ˈkaɪrəl/) if it
cannot be
superposed on its
mirror image by any
combination of rotations, translations...
- In mathematics,
chiral homology,
introduced by
Alexander Beilinson and
Vladimir Drinfeld, is, in
their words, "a “quantum”
version of (the
algebra of functions...
-
Chiral resolution, or
enantiomeric resolution, is a
process in
stereochemistry for the
separation of
racemic mixture into
their enantiomers. It is an important...
- In stereochemistry, a
chiral auxiliary is a
stereogenic group or unit that is
temporarily incorporated into an
organic compound in
order to
control the...
- The term
chiral /ˈkaɪrəl/
describes an object,
especially a molecule,
which has or
produces a non-superposable
mirror image of itself. In chemistry, such...
- Look up
chirality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Chirality (handedness) is a
property of asymmetry.
Chirality may also
refer to:
Chirality (chemistry)...
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chemists as
chiral or
handed molecules. Each twin is
called an enantiomer.
Drugs that
exhibit handedness are
referred to as
chiral drugs.
Chiral drugs that...
- 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...
