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dextrorotatory

/dɛkˈstrɔrətɔrɪ/ adjective · British & US
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What does dextrorotatory mean?

adjective

Describing a compound that rotates plane-polarized light to the right.

Example

"The chemist studied the dextrorotatory properties of the new molecule."

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