the ability of certain substances to rotate the plane of polarization when transmitting polarized light
optical activity
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optical activity
noun
ChemistryA property caused by asymmetric molecular structure that enables a substance to rotate the plane of incident polarized light.
Related Forms:
- optically active
adjective
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Noun
(plural optical activities)
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