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dissymmetry

[dih-sim-i-tree, dis-sim-] / dɪˈsɪm ɪ tri, dɪsˈsɪm- /


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None of these substances, however, has any effect on polarized light or shows any dissymmetry in the form of its crystals.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

In the passing of electricity through gases there is manifested, on the contrary, an evident dissymmetry.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien

Pasteur found that the paratartrates were not only dissymmetrical, but that they possessed two forms of dissymmetry.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

If Pasteur's idea as to the dissymmetry of crystals were confirmed, a great scientific advance was assured.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

For the first few years after this discovery Pasteur endeavored by every possible means to secure experimental modifications of some of these phenomena of dissymmetry.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)