LEVOROTATORY


Meaning of LEVOROTATORY in English

adjective

or le·vo·rotary “+

Etymology: lev- + rotatory or rotary

: turning toward the left hand or counterclockwise ; especially : rotating the plane of polarization of light toward the left hand

levorotatory crystals

levorotatory sugar solutions

— opposed to dextrorotatory ; compare optically active

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