levorotatory

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Definition of levorotatory

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

(not-comparable)(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.”

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From levo- + rotatory.

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