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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: thedoc on 01/04/2014 20:30:01

Title: What does D, L, R and S stand for?
Post by: thedoc on 01/04/2014 20:30:01

So, we were talking about R and S-carvone, but what do R and S stand for?  We also have D and L, and we also plus and minus.  Why are there all these different letters?
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