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Adjective: levorotatory  ,lee-vu'row-tu,to-ree
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: laevorotatory)
  1. (Chemistry) rotating polarized light to the left
    "The levorotatory compound affected the polarization of light";
    - levorotary [US], left-handed, laevorotatory [Brit, Cdn]

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

Encyclopedia: Levorotatory