UNSYMMETRICALLY

asymmetrically, unsymmetrically

(adverb) in an asymmetrical manner; “they were asymmetrically arranged”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

unsymmetrically (comparative more unsymmetrically, superlative most unsymmetrically)

In an unsymmetrical way.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`sym*met"ric*al*ly, adv.

Definition: Not symmetrically.

UNSYMMETRICAL

Un`sym*met"ric*al, a.

1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See Symmetry.

3. (Chem.)

Definition: Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom. Unsymmetrical carbon atom (Chem.), one which is united at once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant action on polarized light.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 September 2024

STIMULATIVE

(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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