Chirality (Greek handedness, derived from the word stem χειρ~, ch^*ir~ - hand~) is an asymmetry property important in several branches of science. An object or a system is called chiral if it differs from its mirror image. Such objects then come in two forms, which are mirror images of each other, and these pairs of mirror image objects are called enantiomorphs (Greek opposite forms) or, when referring to molecules, enantiomers. A non-chiral object is called achiral (sometimes also amphichiral).

Chirality is observed as:

• Chirality (mathematics) of mathematical objects
• Chirality (physics) of some subatomic particles
• Chirality (chemistry) of some molecules
• chirality of certain crystalline solids. Of the 230 existing space groups 65 are chiral. Sodium chlorate is an achiral ionic compound but crystallizes in a chiral P2₁3 space group. An example of an achiral organic compound forming chiral crystals is benzil. Racemic acid is the racemic form of tartaric acid forming a mixture of two enantiomorphic crystals each form consisting of one of the two enantiomers.
• the chirality of surfaces. Materials with bulk chirality can be cleaved exposing a chiral surface.
• Chirality (manga), a manga by Satoshi Urushihara

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Chirality = Bullshit on a stick. I hate this...
GhanimIbbe (Ghanimibbe) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:16:20 -0000
Chirality = Bullshit on a stick. I hate this...
The key to understanding "non-locality" is the "singlet" state or the "zero-chirality" state. #physics
unityofbeing (Suresh Emre) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:43:59 -0000
The key to understanding "non-locality" is the "singlet" state or the "zero-chirality" state. #physics
wonders if there are alternative single-word names for the left-handed and right-handed chirality of helixes? Thought he knew them once. #fb
nherring (Nathan Herring) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:13:09 -0000
wonders if there are alternative single-word names for the left-handed and right-handed chirality of helixes? Thought he knew them once. #fb
@noxice Chirality, le 1er manga 1peu chaud que j'ai achete! ^^
Kourai (Kourai) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:16:24 -0000
@noxice Chirality, le 1er manga 1peu chaud que j'ai achete! ^^
A savoir que Satoshi Urushihara a fait Lemnar, Chirality, Plastic little… Il est réputé pour ses dessins de filles dénudées notamment…
noxice (No-Xice) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:50:05 -0000
A savoir que Satoshi Urushihara a fait Lemnar, Chirality, Plastic little… Il est réputé pour ses dessins de filles dénudées notamment…
Science News Linking catalyst composition to chirality distributions of as-grown single-walled carb.. http://bit.ly/8CqeoM
sciencestage (ScienceStage) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:21:53 -0000
Science News Linking catalyst composition to chirality distributions of as-grown single-walled carb.. http://bit.ly/8CqeoM

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