dextrorotatory

English

Etymology

dextro- +‎ rotatory

Adjective

dextrorotatory (not comparable)

1. (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise.

   Dexibuprofen is the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.

Synonyms

• dextrogyre, dextrogyrate, dextro; d- (symbol); dex-, dextro- (prefix)

Antonyms

• levorotatory

Related terms

• dextrorotation

Translations

that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right

• Finnish: dekstrorotatorinen
• French: dextrogyre (fr)
• Greek: δεξιόστροφος (el) m (dexióstrofos)
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• Italian: destrogiro
• Portuguese: dextrógiro
• Russian: правовращающий (ru) (pravovraščajuščij)