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Describe the Possible Relationships Between Cataracts and Nutrition

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Describe the possible relationships between cataracts and nutrition.


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Superimposable

Describes when two objects can be placed on top of each other, matching perfectly in shape and size.

Meso Form

A type of stereoisomer with multiple chiral centers that is superimposable on its mirror image due to a plane of symmetry, rendering it achiral.

Chirality Centers

Specific atoms within a molecule that have four different groups attached, resulting in non-superimposable mirror images.

Chiral Molecule

A molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, often having a carbon atom bonded to four different groups.

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