dextrorotatory
English
Adjective
dextrorotatory (not comparable)
- (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise.
- Dexibuprofen is the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.
Synonyms
- dextrogyre, dextrogyrate, dextro; d- (symbol); dex-, dextro- (prefix)
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Translations
that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right
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