levorotatory

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

levo- +‎ rotatory

Adjective

levorotatory (not comparable)

(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.
Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.

Synonyms

levogyre, levogyrate, levo, sinistrorotatory, sinistrogyre; l- (symbol); lev-, levo- (prefix)

Antonyms

dextrorotatory

Related terms

levorotation

Translations

that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left

French: lévogyre (fr)
Greek: αριστερόστροφος (el) m (aristeróstrofos)

Italian: levogiro (it), sinistrorso (it)
Portuguese: levógiro

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