Associations to the word «Chiral»

Wiktionary

CHIRAL, adjective. Of an object that exhibits chirality, as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix.
CHIRAL CENTER, noun. (chemistry) a stereocenter
CHIRAL CENTRE, noun. (chemistry) a stereocentre
CHIRAL RESOLUTION, noun. (chemistry) A process in stereochemistry to separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
CHIRAL RESOLUTIONS, noun. Plural of chiral resolution

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky