Explore: Asymmetry (chemistry)

Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry (the property of an object being invariant to a transformation, such as reflection). Symmetry

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asymmetric may refer to: Asymmetry in geometry, chemistry, and physics Asymmetric cryptography, in public-key cryptography

In chemistry, a molecule or ion is called chiral (/ˈkaɪrəl/) if it cannot be superposed on its mirror image by any combination of rotations, translations

centers with two possible configurations each (R or S). Because of this asymmetry, a number of isomers may exist for any given monosaccharide formula. Using

matter, as opposed to an equal mixture of matter and antimatter. This asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the visible universe is one of the great unsolved

when referring to molecules, enantiomers. Chirality is a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science. Human hands are perhaps the

This glossary of chemistry terms is a list of terms and definitions relevant to chemistry, including chemical laws, diagrams and formulae, laboratory tools

biology and chemistry, with more recent approaches attempting a synthesis of many sciences. Life functions through the specialized chemistry of carbon and

Pasteur also made significant discoveries in chemistry, most notably on the molecular basis for the asymmetry of certain crystals and racemization. Early

dictionary. Chirality (handedness) is a property of asymmetry. Chirality may also refer to: Chirality (chemistry), a property of molecules having a non-superimposable