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Dextrorotary vs Levorotatory - What's the difference?

dextrorotary | levorotatory |

As adjectives the difference between dextrorotary and levorotatory

is that dextrorotary is dextrorotatory while levorotatory is that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.

dextrorotary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • dextrorotatory

    • levorotatory

    English

    Alternative forms

    * laevorotatory *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.

    • Related terms

    * levorotation

    Antonyms

    * dextrorotatory

    Synonyms

    * (symbol) l-