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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chiral /ˈkʌɪr(ə)l/

▶adjective Chemistry (of a molecule) not able to be superimposed on its mirror image.

– derivatives
chirality noun.

– origin C19: from Gk kheir ‘hand’ + -al.

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