axial chirality

noun

A type of molecular asymmetry, or chirality, where a molecule lacks a chiral center (a carbon atom with four different groups) but instead possesses a chiral axis.

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Meanings

nounaxial chirality (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA type of molecular asymmetry, or chirality, where a molecule lacks a chiral center (a carbon atom with four different groups) but instead possesses a chiral axis.
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