Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superchiral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-chi-ral
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection

Example Sentences

"In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields."

Etymology

From super- + chiral.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Questions

What does superchiral mean?: (of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection
Where does superchiral come from?: From super- + chiral.

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