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levorotatory
This term is a highly specialized technical descriptor used almost exclusively in stereochemistry and optics. It describes the specific direction of optical activity where a chiral molecule rotates the plane of polarized light to the left. It is the direct opposite of dextrorotatory.
In a laboratory or academic setting, this property is often denoted by the prefix l- or the symbol (-) when preceding a chemical name. Because it describes an intrinsic physical property of a molecule, it is used as a classifying adjective rather than a descriptive one in general conversation.
Meanings
Examples
The sample is levorotatory and rotates light to the left.
Is this particular sugar isomer levorotatory or dextrorotatory?
Is this particular sugar isomer levorotatory or dextrorotatory?
The polarimeter confirmed that the solution was levorotatory.
The polarimeter confirmed that the solution was levorotatory.
I need to check if the purified compound is levorotatory.
A levorotatory substance rotates the plane of polarization counter-clockwise.
The researcher noted that the amino acid was levorotatory in nature.
Wait, the reading shows it is levorotatory, not the other way around.
The chemical properties differ because one isomer is levorotatory.
The resulting mixture contained a levorotatory enantiomer.
The resulting mixture contained a levorotatory enantiomer.