What does chiral mean?
adjective
Having a property that is not superimposable on its mirror image; in chemistry, a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image. In biology, a molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror image, such as a protein or a sugar.
Example
"The chiral molecule was crucial to the development of the new medicine."
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