"optical rotation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optical rotations [plural]
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  1. (physics) The rotation of the plane of polarization of plane polarized light as it passes through a chiral medium Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: optical activity Translations (rotation of the plane of polarization): optikai forgatás (Hungarian)

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