optical rotation
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optical rotation
noun Physical Chemistry.
the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.
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1890–95
1890–95
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| optical rotation | |
| —n | |
| the angle through which plane-polarized light is rotated in its passage through a substance exhibiting optical activity | |
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optical rotation n.
The change or rotation in the plane of polarization that occurs when polarized light is passed through an optically active substance.
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Example sentences
Differences in optical rotation may also correlate to profound differences in the response of the human body to a compound.
Some of them may hydrolyze, but that will not even be obvious without measuring optical rotation.
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