laeotropic

[ lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

adjective

1. oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laeotropic¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Greek laiós (dialect laiwós ) “left, left side” (akin to Latin laevus and Polish lewy ) + -o- + -tropic