levorotatory
[ lee-vuh-roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjectiveOptics, Chemistry, Biochemistry.
turning to the left, as the rotation to the left of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and compounds. Symbol:l-
Origin of levorotatory
1- Also le·vo·ro·ta·ry [lee-vuh-roh-tuh-ree]. /ˌli vəˈroʊ tə ri/.
Words Nearby levorotatory
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How to use levorotatory in a sentence
Heinemann shows116 that lactic acid exists in two optical modifications, the levorotatory and dextrorotary acids.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner FiskThe gums are translucent, amorphous substances, whose solutions in water are levorotatory.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Scientific definitions for levorotatory
levorotatory
[ lē′və-rō′tə-tôr′ē ]
Relating to a substance that causes levorotation.
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