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asymmetric

(āˌsĭ-mĕtˈrĭk) also a·sym·met·ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl)

adjective
  1. Having no balance or symmetry.
  2. Chemistry Of or relating to a carbon atom having four different atoms or structural groups attached to it, resulting in an unbalanced spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, so that the molecule cannot be superimposed on its mirror image; chiral.

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  • aˌsym·metˈri·cal·ly adverb

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