different between chirality vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From chiral +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?r?l'?t?, IPA^(key): /ka???æl?ti/
• Rhymes: -æl?ti

Noun

chirality (countable and uncountable, plural chiralities)

1. The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness

Synonyms

• handedness

Derived terms

• axial chirality

Related terms

• achiral
• achirality
• chiral

Translations

See also

• enantiomer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

Translations