Etymology

amphichiral

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Today it means: superimposable on its mirror image; achiral Full definition →

English chiral ← Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰi
  4. Ancient Greekἀμφίς (amphís)
  5. Englishamphi-
  6. Englishchiral
  7. English todayamphichiral

From amphi- + chiral.

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