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dextral

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Alternatively, you could observe a field (bed) of cats and record their chirality, assigning 0 to sinistral cats and 1 to dextral cats.

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Quick take

Of or pertaining to the right side

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dextral gathered in one view.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the right side

noun

(medicine) A right-handed individual.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dextral.

Example sentences

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Alternatively, you could observe a field (bed) of cats and record their chirality, assigning 0 to sinistral cats and 1 to dextral cats.

2

Glucose is also known as dextrose for its dextral (right-handed) chirality.

3

The Australian and Zealandian COBs [continent-ocean boundaries] here coincide with, and have been created by, the Cato Fracture Zone along which there has been ~150 km of dextral strike slip movement, linking Paleogene spreading centers in the Tasman and Coral seas (Fig.

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I have a very minimal app that uses this technique called Dextral.

Proper noun examples

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I have a very minimal app that uses this technique called Dextral.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dextral in a sentence?

Alternatively, you could observe a field (bed) of cats and record their chirality, assigning 0 to sinistral cats and 1 to dextral cats.

What does dextral mean?

Of or pertaining to the right side

What part of speech is dextral?

dextral is commonly used as adjective, noun.