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chiral

/ˈkaɪɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
chi-ral
IPA
/ˈkaɪɹəl/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English chiral From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + English -al.

Derived Forms

achiral amphichiral chiralized chirally chiralon cryptochiral equichiral heterochiral hexachiral homochiral interchiral intrachiral

Phrases

chiral center chiral centre chiral resolution

Synonyms

handed

Rhymes With

viral spiral achiral retiral gyral oncoviral

Questions

How do you pronounce chiral?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaɪɹəl/.
What does chiral mean?
that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
Where does chiral come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English chiral From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + English -al.

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