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Chiral vs Semichiral - What's the difference?

chiral | semichiral |

As adjectives the difference between chiral and semichiral

is that chiral is of an object that exhibits chirality, as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix while semichiral is (physics) describing a field that has chiral characteristics in some, but not all, dimensions.

chiral

English

(chirality)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of an object that exhibits chirality, as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix.
  • semichiral

    English

    Alternative forms

    *semi-chiral

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (physics) Describing a field that has chiral characteristics in some, but not all, dimensions