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"(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-."
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"(chemistry) (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-."
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"word": "levogyre"
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{
"word": "levogyrate"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "lévogyre"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aristeróstrofos",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "αριστερόστροφος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "levogiro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
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},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "levógiro"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "levógiro"
}
],
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{
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"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "lévogyre"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aristeróstrofos",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "αριστερόστροφος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "levogiro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "sinistrorso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "levógiro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left",
"word": "levógiro"
}
],
"word": "levorotatory"
}
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