asymmetric: Meaning and Definition of

a•sym•met•ric

1. not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric.
2. (of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in one order but not in the opposite order, as in the relation “being an ancestor of.”
1. having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
2. noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups.
3. (of a polymer) noting an atom or group that is within a polymer chain and is bonded to two different atoms or groups that are external to the chain.