"dissymmetry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dissymmetries [plural]
Etymology: From dis- + symmetry. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dis-|symmetry}} dis- + symmetry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dissymmetry (countable and uncountable, plural dissymmetries)
  1. asymmetry Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dissymmetry-en-noun-L112wgEj
  2. (obsolete, chemistry) chirality Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-dissymmetry-en-noun-EahmuYFn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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