levorotatory
[ lee-vuh-roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˌli vəˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
adjective Optics, Chemistry, Biochemistry.
turning to the left, as the rotation to the left of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and compounds. Symbol: l-
Also
le·vo·ro·ta·ry
[lee-vuh-roh-tuh-ree] /ˌli vəˈroʊ tə ri/.
Words nearby levorotatory
levoclination,
levodopa,
levoduction,
levoglucose,
levorotation,
levorotatory,
levorphanol,
levorphanol tartrate,
levotorsion,
levoversion,
levulinic acid
Example sentences from the Web for levorotatory
The gums are translucent, amorphous substances, whose solutions in water are levorotatory.
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherHeinemann shows116 that lactic acid exists in two optical modifications, the levorotatory and dextrorotary acids.
The Book of Cheese |Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
Medical definitions for levorotatory
levorotatory
[ lē′və-rō′tə-tôr′ē ]
adj.
Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left.
Of or relating to a chemical solution that rotates such a plane to the left.
Scientific definitions for levorotatory
levorotatory
[ lē′və-rō′tə-tôr′ē ]
Relating to a substance that causes levorotation.