dextrorotary

Variant of dextrorotatory

dextrorotatory definition

dextro·ro·ta·tory (-rōt′ə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. turning or circling to the right, in a clockwise direction
  2. that turns the plane of polarized light to the right or clockwise: said of certain compounds, etc.
Also dextrorotary dex′tro·ro′·tary (-rōt′ə rē)

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