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CHIRAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chiral
1, record 1, English, chiral
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chiral
1, record 1, French, chiral
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un objet naturel qui n'est pas superposable à son image réfléchie dans un miroir et dont l'asymétrie est de l'ordre droite - gauche. S'applique par extension, aux phénomènes dont l'asymétrie privilégie un sens plutôt que l'autre. 2, record 1, French, - chiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nos mains sont des objets chirals, l'homme est anatomiquement chiral (son cœur est à gauche et son foie à droite) et fonctionnellement chiral (droitier ou gaucher, rarement ambidextre). Les plantes, les coquilles, certaines réactions chimiques et les molécules (sauf les énantiomères) sont chirales. 2, record 1, French, - chiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
rendre chiral 2, record 1, French, - chiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
asymétrie chirale, atome chiral, caractère chiral, composé chiral, configuration chirale, conformation chirale, électron chiral, élément chiral, forme chirale, interaction chirale, molécule chirale objet chiral, particule chirale, phénomène chiral, trajectoire chirale, système chiral 2, record 1, French, - chiral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- chiral
1, record 1, Spanish, chiral
adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chiral
1, record 2, English, chiral
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a structure that lacks both a plane of symmetry and a center of symmetry. 2, record 2, English, - chiral
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chiral
1, record 2, French, chiral
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un corps dont la molécule n'est pas superposable à son image prise dans un miroir plan, p. ex.: d'une substance organique renfermant un atome de carbone, avec quatre substituants différents, d'une substance organique ayant une chiralité due à des hétéroatomes. 2, record 2, French, - chiral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- chiral
1, record 2, Spanish, chiral
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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