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chirality

Geometric property of some molecules and ions

Entitymolecular property geometric propertyQ214514

Also known as enantiomerism

Instance of: molecular property
, geometric property
Subclass of: chirality

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In chemistry, a molecule or ion is called chiral if it cannot be superposed on its mirror image by any combination of rotations, translations, and some conformational changes. This geometric property is called chirality. The terms are derived from Ancient Greek χείρ (cheir) 'hand'; which is the canonical example of an object with this property.

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