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单词 chiral
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Definition of chiral in English:

chiral

adjective ˈkʌɪr(ə)lˈkīrəl
Chemistry
  • Asymmetric in such a way that the structure and its mirror image are not superimposable.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A molecule that is not symmetric - that is, a molecule without a plane of symmetry - is termed dissymmetric, or chiral.
    • Most alkaloids are also chiral molecules, meaning they have nonsuperimposable mirror images.
    • The second type is the cholesteric liquid crystal phase, also called the chiral nematic liquid crystal phase.
    • The most common examples of chiral molecules are enantiomers.
    • The resulting chiral nematic giant liquid crystals had wide temperature ranges for their liquid crystal phases, from room temperature to about 80° Celsius.

Derivatives

  • chirality

  • nounkʌɪˈralɪti
    Chemistry
    • Thus Pasteur established the principle of chirality as a fundamental property of organic chemical structure.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All of this is achieved without switching the chirality of the catalyst.
      • Such isomers are called enantiomers and molecules that have enantiomers are said to be chiral or to show chirality.
      • Another aspect arising from the macroscopic chirality of gel networks refers to applications in material science such as sensors or switches, he told Reactive Reports.
      • The technique might also be used to template the growth of complex molecular structures with novel architecture and chirality.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kheir 'hand' + -al.

Definition of chiral in US English:

chiral

adjectiveˈkīrəl
Chemistry
  • Asymmetric in such a way that the structure and its mirror image are not superimposable. Chiral compounds are typically optically active; large organic molecules often have one or more chiral centers where four different groups are attached to a carbon atom.

    〔化〕表现偏光的,手性的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A molecule that is not symmetric - that is, a molecule without a plane of symmetry - is termed dissymmetric, or chiral.
    • The most common examples of chiral molecules are enantiomers.
    • Most alkaloids are also chiral molecules, meaning they have nonsuperimposable mirror images.
    • The second type is the cholesteric liquid crystal phase, also called the chiral nematic liquid crystal phase.
    • The resulting chiral nematic giant liquid crystals had wide temperature ranges for their liquid crystal phases, from room temperature to about 80° Celsius.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kheir ‘hand’ + -al.

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