Definition of Laevorotatory. Meaning of Laevorotatory. Synonyms of Laevorotatory

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Definition of Laevorotatory

Laevorotatory
Laevorotatory L[ae]"vo*ro"ta*to*ry, a. Same as Levorotatory. Cf. Dextrorotatory.
laevorotatory
Levorotatory Le`vo*ro"ta*to*ry (-r[=o]"t[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a. [Levo- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Physics) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc. [Written also l[ae]vorotatory.]

Meaning of Laevorotatory from wikipedia

- dextrorotatory or dextrorotary, while a compound that causes laevorotation is laevorotatory or laevorotary. Compounds with these properties consist of chiral molecules...
- oral methadone. Betaprodine was 550% stronger than morphine SC, the laevorotatory cis isomer was 350% stronger, and the dextrorotatory cis isomer was...
- armeniaca). The name is derived from the separate words "laevorotatory" and "mandelonitrile". Laevorotatory describes the stereochemistry of the molecule, while...
- levobupivacaine is approximately 50% higher than that of bupivacaine. In general, laevorotatory isomers tend to cause significantly fewer adverse effects and are thus...
- Patent 4664744 Svensson, C.; Abrahams, S. C.; Bernstein, J. L. (1979). "Laevorotatory Bi12GeO20: Remeasurement of the structure". Acta Crystallographica Section...