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dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry 
[dek-stroh-roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key
[dek-stroh-roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key –adjective 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- |
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| dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry
(děk'strə-rō'tə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. Symbol d- Of or relating to an optically active chemical that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise: a dextrorotatory solution. |
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Dextrorotary
Dex`tro*ro"ta*ry\, a. (Physics & Chem.) See Dextrotatory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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