optical rotation

American  

noun

Physical Chemistry.

1. the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.

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optical rotation British  

noun

1. the angle through which plane-polarized light is rotated in its passage through a substance exhibiting optical activity

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Etymology

Origin of optical rotation

First recorded in 1890–95

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optical rotation

Specific gravity at 15° C., 0.940-0.962; optical rotation, slightly lævo-rotatory up to -4°; refractive index at 20° C., 1.485-1.490; saponification number, 100-115; soluble in 3 or 4 volumes of 70 per cent. alcohol.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

Expressed Oil.—Specific gravity at 15° C., 0.870-0.885; optical rotation, +38° to +50°.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

American.—Specific gravity at 15° C., 0.906-0.920; optical rotation, -20° to -33°; total menthol, 50-60 per cent.; free menthol, 40-50 per cent.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

Specific gravity at 15° C., 0.889-0.897; optical rotation, +15°.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

Specific gravity at 30° C., 0.967-0.975; optical rotation, -4° 30' to -7°; refractive index at 20° C., 1.506-1.507; soluble in 3 to 5 volumes of 70 per cent. alcohol.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.