DEXTROROTATORY


Meaning of DEXTROROTATORY in English

adjective

also dex·tro·rotary “+

Etymology: dextr- + rotatory or rotary

: turning toward the right hand or clockwise ; especially : rotating the plane of polarization of light toward the right hand

dextrorotatory crystals

dextrorotatory sugar solutions

— abbr. dextro-, d- ; opposed to levorotatory ; compare optically active

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