"dextrorotatory" meaning in English

See dextrorotatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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  1. (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: dextrogyre, dextrogyrate, dextro, d- [symbol], dex-, dextro- [prefix] Related terms: dextrorotation, dextrorse Translations (that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right): dextrorotatori (Catalan), dekstrorotatorinen (Finnish), dextrogyre (French), rechtsdrehend (German), δεξιόστροφος (dexióstrofos) [masculine] (Greek), destrogiro (Italian), dextrógiro (Portuguese), правовращающий (pravovraščajuščij) (Russian)

Alternative forms

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