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Adjective: laevorotatory  ,lee-vu'row-tu,to-ree [N. Amer], ,lee-vu'row-tu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: levorotatory)
  1. (Chemistry) rotating polarized light to the left
    "The laevorotatory compound affected the polarization of light";
    - levorotary [US], levorotatory [N. Amer], left-handed

See also: anticlockwise [Brit], contraclockwise [non-standard], counterclockwise [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Laevorotatory