Levorotation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.
  2. 2
    rotation to the left wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
counterclockwise rotationlevogyrationlevogyration

Etymology

From levo- + rotation.

Related phrases

polarized light

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