| asymmetric | Not symmetrical; denoting a lack of symmetry between two or more like parts. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| asymmetric centre | <chemistry> Same as a chiral centre, a tetrahedral carbon atom that bears four different substituents. (09 Jan 1998) |
| asymmetric disulfide | <chemistry> Disulfide which is not symmetric on both sides of the -s-s- linkage; e.g., the disulfide formed between coenzyme A and glutathione or between cysteine and coenzyme A or glutathione. Synonym: asymmetric disulfide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| asymmetric motor neuropathy | Neuropathy in which the loss of function is more marked in the extremities of one side of the body, old term for diabetic polyradiculopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |