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right-handed

[rahyt-han-did] / ˈraɪtˈhæn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
right
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Durham University have developed a proposed detection technique that uses molecules capable of emitting light with distinct left and right-handed properties.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The next inning, the Brewers added an insurance run with back-to-back singles against right-handed reliever Roki Sasaki and a wild pitch from left-hander Justin Wrobleski.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Luckily for them, pitching every game of the postseason seemed to have finally caught up to hard-throwing right-handed reliever Abner Uribe in his seventh appearance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Because many biologically important molecules have left-handed and right-handed forms, carefully structured light could help scientists identify these differences with greater sensitivity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

It is “right-handed”—twisting upward as if driven by a right-handed screw.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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