Adjective: levorotatory ,lee-vu'row-tu,to-ree
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: laevorotatory)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: laevorotatory)
- (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