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chirality

|chi-ral-i-ty|

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/kaɪˈrælɪti/

handedness (non-superimposable mirror image)



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名詞 1

the property of an object (or a molecule) that makes it not superimposable on its mirror image; often described as 'handedness.'

               

The chirality of the molecule determines whether it interacts with biological receptors as the 'left' or 'right' form.

      

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名詞 2

in mathematics and geometry, the feature of a figure or spatial arrangement that lacks mirror symmetry (cannot be mapped onto its mirror image by rotations and translations).

     

The knot's chirality means it cannot be deformed into its mirror image without cutting.

  

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