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Rarelaevorotatory
The correct spelling is laevorotatory.
How to pronounce laevorotatory
adjective
Say it like: Lae-vor-ota-tor-ee
The correct spelling is laevorotatory. (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise. For example: "Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin."
Usage Examples
“Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.”
Definition
adjective
- 1.(of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.
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