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levorotatory

A ที่ หันไป ทางซ้าย levorotary levogyrate

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEVOROTATORY

Le `vo *ro "ta *to *ry, a. Etym: [Levo- + rotatory. ] (Chem. & Physics )

Defn: Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left handed quartz crystals, etc. [Written also lævorotatory.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

levorotatory

le vo ro ta to ry |ˌlēvəˈrōtəˌtôrē ˌlivəˈroʊdətɔri |(Brit. laevorotatory ) ▶adjective Chemistry (of a compound ) having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the left, i.e., counterclockwise facing the oncoming radiation. The opposite of dextrorotatory. DERIVATIVES le vo ro ta tion |-rōˈtāSHən |noun