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optical rotation

noun

, Physical Chemistry.
  1. the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.

optical rotation

noun

  1. the angle through which plane-polarized light is rotated in its passage through a substance exhibiting optical activity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of optical rotation1

First recorded in 1890–95

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