An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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chiral
  خیرال  
xirâl
Fr.: chiral  

The quality of an object that is not superimposable on its mirror image.

Etymology (EN): From Gk. cheir “hand;” from PIE *ghes- “hand.”

Etymology (PE): Xirâl, loan from Gk., as above.