laevo-

variant of levo-.

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How to use laevo- in a sentence

This product is dextro-rotatory; the laevo and inactive modifications occur in the so-called baldrianic camphor.
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The form described above is laevo-rotatory, but it is termed d-fructose, since it is related to d-glucose.
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It occurs in two optically active forms, namely, as laevo-asparagine and dextro-asparagine.
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It is laevo-rotatory, and on warming with alkalis gives iso-ecgonine, which is dextro-rotatory.
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British Dictionary definitions for laevo-

laevo-

combining form

on or towards the left: laevorotation
(in chemistry) denoting a laevorotatory compound: laevulose

Origin of laevo-

from Latin laevus left

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