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levorotatory definition

levo·ro·ta·tory (-rōt′ə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. turning or circling to the left, in a counterclockwise direction
  2. that turns the plane of polarized light counterclockwise: said of certain crystals, etc.

Etymology: levo- + rotatory

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