levorotatory

English

Alternative forms

• laevorotatory
• lævorotatory

Etymology

From levo- +‎ rotatory.

Adjective

levorotatory (not comparable)

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

Antonyms

• dextrorotatory

Related terms

• levorotation

Translations

that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left

• French: lévogyre (fr)
• German: linksdrehend (de)
• Greek: αριστερόστροφος (el) (aristeróstrofos)
• Italian: levogiro (it), sinistrorso (it)
• Portuguese: levógiro
• Spanish: levógiro (es)