dextrorotation

dextrorotation
noun
rotation to the right
Syn: ↑clockwise rotation
Ant: ↑levorotation
Hypernyms: ↑rotation, ↑revolution, ↑gyration

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\\“+\ noun
Etymology: dextr- + rotation
: right-handed or clockwise rotation — used chiefly of the plane of polarization of light; opposed to levorotation; compare optical rotation

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dextrorōtāˈtion noun
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Main Entry:dextro-

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  • Dextrorotation and levorotation — (also spelled laevorotation)[1] refer, respectively, to the properties of rotating plane polarized light clockwise (for dextrorotation) or counterclockwise (for levorotation), seen by an observer whom the light is approaching. A compound with… …   Wikipedia

  • dextrorotation — A turning or twisting to the right; especially, the clockwise twist given the plane of plane polarized light by solutions of certain optically active substances. Cf.:levorotation. * * * dex·tro·ro·ta·tion .dek strə rō tā shən n right handed or… …   Medical dictionary

  • dextrorotation — n. turn to the right, spin to the right …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dextrorotation — dex·tro·rotation …   English syllables

  • dextrorotation — /ˌdɛkstroʊroʊˈteɪʃən/ (say .dekstrohroh tayshuhn) noun a turning of the plane of polarisation of light to the right …  

  • Levorotation and dextrorotation — Dextrorotation and levorotation (also spelled laevorotation)The first word component comes from Latin word for right (as opposed to left) . Laevo or levo comes from the Latin for left. ] refer, respectively, to the properties of rotating plane… …   Wikipedia

  • dextrorotatory — dextrorotation /dek stroh roh tay sheuhn/, n. /dek stroh roh teuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. Optics. turning to the right, as the rotation to the right of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and the like. Symbol: d Also,… …   Universalium

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