cheir

The word chiral comes from the Greek word cheir, which means hand.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 - Information for the Public 2001

March 25, 2008 at 1:24 am cheir kitteh aspires 2 be ceeling cat

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He gart ilk juge redres the skaithis that come to the party be his wrang sentence; throw quhilk, he decorit his realm with mony nobil actis, and ejeckit the vennomus custome of riotus cheir, quhilk wes inducit afore be

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Ai personlaee are not emo, but hay, a cheezbugur or 2 shud cheir him up

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Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek encheiridion, from en in + cheir hand -- more at IN, CHIR-: HANDBOOK, MANUAL definition from Merriam-Webster online

Excellent Word of the Day: enchiridion Cheryl 2005

Such molecules are called "chiral" after the Greek work cheir meaning hand.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 - Presentation Speech 2001

The word chiral derives from the Greek word ceir (cheir), meaning hand.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 2001

Palmer christened his new approach chiropractic, meaning “done by hand,” from the Greek words cheir for hand, and praxis for practice.

The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

Palmer christened his new approach chiropractic, meaning “done by hand,” from the Greek words cheir for hand, and praxis for practice.

The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

` She's a-sottin 'in that cheir there, as she hav' been since the mornin ', widout sayin' a worrd to mortial saol afther she tould us to sind for the docther.

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