dextrorotatory
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dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry
(dĕk'strə-rō'tə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) 
also dex·tro·ro·ta·ry (-rō'tə-rē)
adj. (Symbol d-)
Of or relating to an optically active chemical that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise: a dextrorotatory solution.
also dex·tro·ro·ta·ry (-rō'tə-rē)adj. (Symbol d-)
Of or relating to an optically active chemical that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise: a dextrorotatory solution.
Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry:
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dextrorotatory
Denoting a chemical compound that rotates the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light to the right (clockwise as observed by someone facing the oncoming radiation). See optical activity.
Wiley Dictionary of Flavors:
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R (Dextrorotatory)
designation for a dextrorotatory (R in Latin for rectus or right) optical isomer. See S, RS, Optical Isomers.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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dextrorotatory
or (US) dextrorotary
- symbol: (+)- or (formerly) d-; describing a chemical compound that rotates the plane of polarization of a transmitted beam of plane-polarized light to the right, i.e. in a clockwise direction as viewed by an observer looking toward the light source.
- describing any rightwards or clockwise rotation. Compare levorotatory.
| dextroamphetamine, dextro-, dextro+ | |
| dextrose, dhurrin, di |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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dextrorotatory
Turning the plane of polarization, or rays of light, to the right.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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dextrorotatory
(dek′strōrō′tətôrē)
adj
adj
Turning the plane of polarization, or rays of polarized light, to the right.
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