The characteristic radiation is furthermore, in contrast to the diffuse radiation, wholly unpolarized and is not dissymmetrical in respect to the direction of incidence of the primary radiation, but spreads uniformly in all directions. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1917 - Presentation] Reference
As a result he devoted himself to the study of what he called dissymmetry, pointing out that inorganic substances are not dissymmetrical in their crystallization, while all the products of vegetable and animal life are dissymmetric. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
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