ALL meanings of dextrorotatory
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D d - adjective dextrorotatory turning or circling to the right, in a clockwise direction 3
- adjective dextrorotatory that turns the plane of polarized light to the right or clockwise 3
- noun dextrorotatory (of a compound) having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the right, i.e., clockwise facing the oncoming radiation. 1
- adjective dextrorotatory turning to the right, as the rotation to the right of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and the like. Symbol: d-. 1
- adjective dextrorotatory (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. 0