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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-


dextrorotatory Scientific  
/ dĕk′strə-rōtə-tôr′ē /
  1. Relating to a substance that causes dextrorotation.


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Etymology

Origin of dextrorotatory

First recorded in 1875–80; dextro- + rotatory

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This latter property is remarkable, as most of them are compounds of the strongly dextrorotatory d-glucose.

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

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

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