levorotatory
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Etymology
Adjective
levorotatory (not comparable)
- (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-.
- Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.
Synonyms
- levogyre, levogyrate, levo, sinistrorotatory, sinistrogyre; l- (symbol); lev-, levo- (prefix)
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Translations
that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
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