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Definition of Achiral

1. pertaining to a symmetrical molecule [adj]

Medical Definition of Achiral

1. A term used to describe a molecule which, in a given configuration, is superimposible on its mirror image. This is in contrast to chiral molecules which cannot be superimposed on their mirror images. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Achiral

Literary usage of Achiral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"HO— CH3 — CH, 0 menthyl alkyl,aryl (-МЙ)-2 For example, in achiral solvents, the 100-MHz nmr spectrum of partially resolved methyl /-butyl sulfoxide, ..."

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