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laevorotatory

/ ˌliːvəʊˈrəʊtətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. of, having, or causing laevorotation Alsolaevogyrate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

When treated with .1 to .2% solution of hydrochloric acid it swells up, and at length forms a liquid resembling a solution of albumin, and laevorotatory as regards polarized light.

Its solution has a bitter taste, alkaline reaction, and is laevorotatory.

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