chiral
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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chiral (not comparable)
- (geometry, physical chemistry) that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
Derived terms
Translations
that exhibits chirality
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chiral (feminine chirale, masculine plural chiraux, feminine plural chirales)
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chiral (strong nominative masculine singular chiraler, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of chiral (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist chiral | sie ist chiral | es ist chiral | sie sind chiral | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | chiraler | chirale | chirales | chirale |
| genitive | chiralen | chiraler | chiralen | chiraler | |
| dative | chiralem | chiraler | chiralem | chiralen | |
| accusative | chiralen | chirale | chirales | chirale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der chirale | die chirale | das chirale | die chiralen |
| genitive | des chiralen | der chiralen | des chiralen | der chiralen | |
| dative | dem chiralen | der chiralen | dem chiralen | den chiralen | |
| accusative | den chiralen | die chirale | das chirale | die chiralen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein chiraler | eine chirale | ein chirales | (keine) chiralen |
| genitive | eines chiralen | einer chiralen | eines chiralen | (keiner) chiralen | |
| dative | einem chiralen | einer chiralen | einem chiralen | (keinen) chiralen | |
| accusative | einen chiralen | eine chirale | ein chirales | (keine) chiralen | |