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dissymmetry

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


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All his life he kept this question of dissymmetry before his mind and hoped to get back to work at it.

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

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

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

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 James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

I am inclined to think that life, as manifested to us, must be a function of the dissymmetry of the universe or of the consequences that follow in its train.

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

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 James J. (James Joseph) Walsh




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