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dextrorotatory

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dextrorotatory /dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry/ (-ro´tah-tor″e) turning the plane of polarization to the right.
dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry (dkstr-rt-tôr) or dex·tro·ro·ta·ry (-rt-r)
adj.
Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light to the right or clockwise, as for solutions or isomers, usually designated as d- in chemical names.
dextrorotatory [dek″stro-ro´tah-tor″e]
turning the plane of polarization, or rays of light, to the right.
dextrorotatory (dekˈ·str·rōˑ·t·trˈ·ē),
n a molecule or material capable of rotating plane-polarized light in a clockwise direction. See also enantiomers.
dextrorotatory (dek´strōrō´ttôrē),
adj turning the plane of polarization, or rays of polarized light, to the right.
dextrorotatory
turning the plane of polarization, or rays of light, to the right.
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