"prochiral" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From pro- + chiral. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pro-<id:before>|chiral|text=+|tree=1}} From pro- + chiral., {{ety|en|:af|pro-<id:before>|chiral|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró)der. English pro- 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 -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English chiral English prochiral From pro- + chiral. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prochiral (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) having two constitutionally identical ligands (atoms or groups), replacement of either one by a different ligand making the molecule chiral Tags: not-comparable Related terms: prochirality, proprochiral
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