Optical Activity Definition
noun
The ability of certain substances to rotate the plane of polarization when transmitting polarized light.
Webster's New World
(chemistry) A measure of the amount of optical rotation produced by a standard amount of a substance.
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optical activityPlural:
optical activities
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