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chirality
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chirality (kī·ralˑ·i·tē),
n the “handedness” property of organic compounds (containing an asymmetrical carbon) that gives rise to structures that are mirror images and that cannot be superimposed on each other; the two isomers are called optical isomers, which refers to their ability to rotate plane-polarized light.
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