Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circular dichroism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: cir-cu-lar dichro-ism
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the differential absorption of left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized light

Uncountable

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."

Usage

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Questions

What does circular dichroism mean?: the differential absorption of left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized light

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