Meanings
nounphotochirogenesis (plural photochirogeneses)
plural photochirogeneses
- chemistryThe photochemical induction of molecular chirality.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishchirogenesis
- Englishphotochirogenesis
From photo- + chirogenesis.
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APA
photochirogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photochirogenesis
MLA
“photochirogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photochirogenesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photochirogenesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photochirogenesis.
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