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'''Chirality''' is the geometric property of a rigid object of being non-superposable on its mirror image. An object displaying chirality is called '''chiral'''; the opposite term is '''achiral'''. | '''Chirality''' is the geometric property of a rigid object of being non-superposable on its mirror image. An object displaying chirality is called '''chiral'''; the opposite term is '''achiral'''. | ||
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Chiralité (Fr). Chiralität (Ge). Chiralità (It). キラリティ (Ja). Хиральность (Ru). Quiralidad (Sp).
Chirality is the geometric property of a rigid object of being non-superposable on its mirror image. An object displaying chirality is called chiral; the opposite term is achiral.