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dextrorotatory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dextrorotatory \Dex`tro*ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Dextro- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Opt.) Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc Cf {Levorotatory}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dextrorotatory adj : rotating to the right [syn: {dextrorotary}, {right-handed}]
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