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mutarotation

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mu⋅ta⋅ro⋅ta⋅tion

[myoo-tuh-roh-tey-shuhn]
–noun Chemistry.
a gradual change in the optical rotation of freshly prepared solutions of reducing sugars.

Origin:
1895–1900; < L mūtā(re) to change + rotation
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Main Entry: mu·ta·ro·ta·tion
Pronunciation: -rO-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a change in optical rotation shown by varioussolutions (as of sugars) on standing as a result of chemical change called also birotation
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