ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Superchiral

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Superchiral is an adjective meaning (mathematics, physics) (of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection.

Meaning

(mathematics, physics) (of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection.

Example Sentences

In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include magnetochiral, charmoniumlike, charmed, ultraspectral, hyperchromic, hypermagnetic.

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