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Definition of: asymmetric
(ā′si·met′rik, as′i-) adjective
1. Not symmetrical.
2. Chem. Designating an atom with optical activity, each of whose valences is held by a different atom or radical. Also a′· sym·met′ri·cal.
—a′sym·met′ri·cal·ly adverb
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