"dextrorotatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From dextro- + rotatory. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dextro|rotatory}} dextro- + rotatory Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dextrorotatory (not comparable)
  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-. Wikipedia link: optical rotation Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Crystal, Photochemistry Synonyms: dextrogyre, dextrogyrate, dextro, d- [symbol], dex-, dextro- [prefix] Related terms: dextrorotation Translations (that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right): dekstrorotatorinen (Finnish), dextrogyre (French), rechtsdrehend (German), δεξιόστροφος (dexióstrofos) [masculine] (Greek), destrogiro (Italian), dextrógiro (Portuguese), правовращающий (pravovraščajuščij) (Russian)

Alternative forms

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