"levorotatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From levo- + rotatory. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|levo|rotatory}} levo- + rotatory Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} levorotatory (not comparable)
  1. (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-. Wikipedia link: optical rotation Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Crystal, Photochemistry Synonyms: levogyre, levogyrate, levo, sinistrorotatory, sinistrogyre, l- [symbol], lev-, levo- [prefix], laevorotatory, lævorotatory Related terms: levorotation Translations (that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left): lévogyre (French), linksdrehend (German), αριστερόστροφος (aristeróstrofos) (Greek), levogiro (Italian), sinistrorso (Italian), levógiro (Portuguese), levógiro (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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