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Chirality vs Photochirogenesis - What's the difference?

chirality | photochirogenesis |

As nouns the difference between chirality and photochirogenesis

is that chirality is the phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are not identical while photochirogenesis is (chemistry|physics) the photochemical induction of molecular chirality.

chirality

English

(wikipedia chirality)

Noun

(-)
  • The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are not identical.

    • Synonyms

    * handedness

    Related terms

    * achiral * achirality * chiral

    See also

    * enantiomer

    photochirogenesis

    English

    Noun

    (photochirogeneses)
  • (chemistry, physics) The photochemical induction of molecular chirality.