chiral

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kī'rəl, IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪɹəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪɹəl

Adjective

chiral (not comparable)

1. Of an object that exhibits chirality, as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix.

Translations

of an object that exhibits chirality

• Catalan: quiral
• Esperanto: ĥirala
• Finnish: kiraalinen (fi)
• French: chiral (fr)
• German: chiral (de)
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• Italian: chirale (it)
• Portuguese: quiral
• Spanish: quiral (es)
• Turkish: aynal, kiral

Anagrams

• CHIRLA, Charli, archil

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French

Adjective

chiral (feminine chirale, masculine plural chiraux, feminine plural chirales)

1. chiral

Derived terms

• chiralité

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

chiral (not comparable)

1. chiral