CEFR C2

amphichiral

adjective

Meaning

Having the property of being superposable on its mirror image in two different ways, a term used in stereochemistry.

Examples

The molecule was identified as amphichiral, meaning it possessed a unique symmetry.
Researchers studied the amphichiral nature of the compound to understand its reactivity.

Synonyms: chiral, stereoisomeric

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amphichiral (C2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /æmfɪˈkaɪərəl/

Definition

Having the property of being superposable on its mirror image in two different ways, a term used in stereochemistry.

Examples

The molecule was identified as amphichiral, meaning it possessed a unique symmetry.
Researchers studied the amphichiral nature of the compound to understand its reactivity.
This specific arrangement of atoms makes the molecule amphichiral.

Synonyms of amphichiral

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Antonyms of amphichiral

Words with the opposite meaning to amphichiral:

achiral

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