Levorotatory definition
Turning or circling to the left, in a counterclockwise direction.
adjective
Of or relating to an optically active substance that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counterclockwise.
Only levorotatory amino acids are biologically active.
adjective
That turns the plane of polarized light counterclockwise.
adjective
Relating to an optically active substance that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counterclockwise (when looking toward the light source).
Only levorotatory amino acids are biologically active.
adjective
Relating to a substance that causes levorotation.
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(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.
adjective
Origin of levorotatory
- levo- +"Ž rotatory
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