asym·me·try
n, pl -tries 1 : lack or absence of symmetry: as a : lack of proportion between the parts of a thing : esp : want of bilateral symmetry < in the development of the two sides of the brain> b : lack of coordination of two parts acting in connection with one another < of convergence of the eyes> 2 : lack of symmetry in spatial arrangement of atoms and groups in a molecule .
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