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levorotatory

[ lee-vuh-roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

, Optics, Chemistry, Biochemistry.
  1. turning to the left, as the rotation to the left of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and compounds. : l-

levorotatory

/ lē′və-rō′tə-tôr′ē /

  1. Relating to a substance that causes levorotation.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of levorotatory1

First recorded in 1870–75; levo- + rotatory

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Example Sentences

Heinemann shows116 that lactic acid exists in two optical modifications, the levorotatory and dextrorotary acids.

The gums are translucent, amorphous substances, whose solutions in water are levorotatory.

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