
Chirality - Wikipedia
In humans, chirality (also referred to as handedness or laterality) is an attribute of humans defined by their unequal distribution of fine motor skill between the left and right hands.
What Is Chirality and Why Does It Matter? - ScienceInsights
Oct 14, 2025 · Chirality is a fundamental property of asymmetry, derived from the Greek word for hand, cheir. This concept describes any object that cannot be perfectly superimposed on its mirror image, …
Chirality: Definition and Examples - Chemistry Learner
Chirality is a concept that deals with the asymmetry or handedness of objects or molecules. The term is derived from the Greek word “kheir,” meaning hand. Chirality refers to the fact that certain objects or …
Chirality and Stereoisomers - Chemistry LibreTexts
Chirality essentially means 'mirror-image, non-superimposable molecules', and to say that a molecule is chiral is to say that its mirror image (it must have one) is not the same as itself.
Chirality - Wiley Online Library
Chirality, a journal for chiral chemistry, publishes research on the role of chirality in chemistry and biochemistry, covering all properties of chiral molecules.
What Is Chirality and Why Is It So Important? - Biology Insights
Aug 15, 2025 · Chirality describes a molecular property where a molecule cannot be perfectly superimposed on its mirror image, similar to how a left hand cannot perfectly fit into a right-handed …
Part 2: Fundamental Concepts of Chirality – Chiralpedia
Aug 30, 2025 · A molecule’s chirality is intimately related to its symmetry (or lack thereof). The presence of certain symmetry elements will render a molecule achiral, even if it contains stereocenters.
What is chirality in chemistry? - California Learning Resource Network
Feb 1, 2025 · Chirality, from the Greek χειρ (kheir) meaning ‘hand,’ is a fundamental concept in stereochemistry denoting a molecule’s non-superimposability on its mirror image.
Chirality - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The term chirality is coined by Kelvin who stated that “I call any geometrical figure, or groups of points, chiral, and say it has chirality, if its image in a plane mirror, ideally realized, cannot be brought to …
4.1. Chirality | Organic Chemistry 1: An open textbook
The existence of these molecules is determined by concept known as chirality. The word “chiral” was derived from the Greek word for hand, because our hands are good example of chirality since they …