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achiral, pertaining to the absence of chirality in a compound, as in stereochemical isomers. achiral adjective Referring to a molecule or material which is superimposable on its mirror image, ie does not display 'handedness'. See Chiral. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The knots came in three different conformations: two chiral knots
that are mirror images of each other and one that is achiral, or the
same as its reflection. --Chiral and Achiral Biosensing Using Nanostructured
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