levorotatory – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
levorotatory
adj.
turning toward the left (Optics, Chemistry)
Dextrorotation and levorotation
Dextrorotation and
levorotation (also spelled as
laevorotation) are terms describing circular direction of rotating
plane-polarized light. If the light rotates clockwise as it approaches an observer, this is known as
dextrorotation (rotation to the right); if it rotates counterclockwise, then it exhibits
levorotation (rotation to the left).
levorotatory
Adjective
1. rotating to the left
(synonym) levorotary, left-handed
(similar) counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise
Levorotatory
(a.)
Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
levorotatory
Compare with
dextrorotatory .Having the property of rotating plane-polarized light counterclockwise.
