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Levorotatory
see synonyms of levorotatoryAdjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Levorotatory
see synonyms of levorotatory adjective
1.
turning or circling to the left, in a counterclockwise direction
2.
that turns the plane of polarized light counterclockwise
said of certain crystalsWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Levorotatory
see synonyms of levorotatoryadj. Symbol l-
Of or 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.
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