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sinistral

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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, facing, or on the left side.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Of, facing, or on the left side.

adjective

Left-handed.

noun

(medicine) A left-handed individual.

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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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How do you use sinistral 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 sinistral mean?

Of, facing, or on the left side.

What part of speech is sinistral?

sinistral is commonly used as adjective, noun.