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ASYMMETRIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
Synonyms:
asymmetric; asymmetrical
Classified under:
Similar:
lopsided (having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other)
noninterchangeable (such that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged without changing the meaning)
unsymmetric; unsymmetrical (lacking symmetry)
Also:
irregular (contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice)
Derivation:
asymmetry ((mathematics) a lack of symmetry)
Context examples:
As an ethambutol analogue with asymmetric structure, SQ109 does not act on the same target as ethambutol.
(Antibiotic SQ109, NCI Thesaurus)
On a gas planet, such an asymmetry can only come from flows deep within the planet; and on Jupiter, the visible eastward and westward jet streams are likewise asymmetric north and south. The deeper the jets, the more mass they contain, leading to a stronger signal expressed in the gravity field.
(Jupiter’s Jet-Streams Are Unearthly, NASA)
A painful asymmetric asynchronous sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy involving isolated damage to at least 2 separate nerve areas; associated with (but not limited to) systemic disorders such as diabetes, vasculitis, amyloidosis, direct tumor involvement, polyarteritis nodosa, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and paraneoplastic syndromes.
(Mononeuritis Multiplex, NCI Thesaurus)
Aside from the keto group, each of the 5 remaining carbons has one hydroxyl group, in the S,R, and R configuration counting from the first hydroxyl containing asymmetric carbon next to the ketone in the straight chain (=Fisher) projection.
(Fructose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
