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[syn: levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Levorotatory \Le`vo*ro"ta*to*ry\ (-r[=o]"t[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.
[Levo- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Physics)
Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light
towards the left; -- applied to crystals and compounds
exhibiting optical activity, such as levulose, left-handed
quartz crystals, etc. Opposite of dextrorotatory. [Written
also l[ae]vorotatory.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
levorotatory
adj 1: rotating to the left [syn: levorotary, levorotatory,
left-handed]