"achiral" meaning in All languages combined

See achiral on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /eɪˈkaɪɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-achiral.wav [US]
Rhymes: -aɪɹəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English chiral English achiral From a- + chiral. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|a-<id:not>|chiral|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. 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  1. (geometry, physical chemistry) Superimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral. Tags: not-comparable, physical Synonyms: nonchiral Derived forms: achirality Translations (superimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral): ei-kiraalinen (Finnish), akiraalinen (Finnish), achiral (German), achiralny (Polish)
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        "Terms with Finnish translations",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
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}

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