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Definitions

Prefix

1. 1
   Left; on the left; toward the left. morpheme

   "levorotatory"

2. 2
   Denoting a levorotatory form of an enantiomer. morpheme

   "levofloxacin, levoglucose"

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lsinistro

Antonyms

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dextro

Etymology

From Latin laevus (“left”).

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