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  • noun chemistry the property displayed by a prochiral molecule or other entity; protostereoisomerism

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  • This did not seem such a formidable task, although it was not until 1963 that Kenneth Hanson and I solved the historically important problem of the prochirality of citric acid7, which was necessary for me to gain a proper perspective on the aconitate hydratase reaction.

    Irwin Rose - Autobiography 2005

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