dextrorotatory

American  

[dek-stroh-roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˌdɛk stroʊˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

Also dextrorotary

adjective

Optics.

1. turning to the right, as the rotation to the right of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and the like. d-

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dextrorotatory Scientific  

/ dĕk′strə-rō′tə-tôr′ē /

1. Relating to a substance that causes dextrorotation.

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Other Word Forms

• dextrorotation
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of dextrorotatory

First recorded in 1875–80; dextro- + rotatory

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Example Sentences

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dextrorotatory

Sucrose is dextrorotatory, but since fructose has a greater specific rotatory action to the left than glucose has to the right, the mixture resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose is levorotatory.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

It is strongly dextrorotatory, the anhydrous sugar having a specific rotatory power of +185°, and the crystalline form, C18H32O16, showing a specific rotation of +104.5°.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

They are dextrorotatory, and the specific rotation is numerically greater than that of albumin; hence the proteids are, in general, dextrorotatory.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Its name has reference to its powerful dextrorotatory action on polarized light.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O by Project Gutenberg

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