homochiral
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
homochiral (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Having the same chirality.
- (chemistry, by extension, nonstandard) Enantiopure.
Usage notes[edit]
- Homochiral is sometimes used to mean enantiopure, but this is proscribed.[1][2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Eric V. Anslyn, Dennis A. Dougherty, Modern Physical Organic Chemistry (2006, →ISBN), page 306
- ^ IUPAC Gold Book