levorotatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

(of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-.

levorotatory laevorotatory lævorotatory

From levo- + rotatory.

levogyre levogyrate levo sinistrorotatory sinistrogyre l- lev- levo-

dextrorotatory

levorotation sinistrorse

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