English Explanatory Dictionary

levo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Left; on the left; toward the left.
  2. Denoting a levorotatory form of an enantiomer.

Word forms

levo- laevo- lævo- lev-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwosder. Latin laevus English levo- From Latin laevus (“left”).

Synonyms

sinistro- L-

Antonyms

dextro-
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