laevo-

1. variant of levo-.

laevo-

combining_form

1. on or towards the left

   laevorotation

2. (in chemistry) denoting a laevorotatory compound

   laevulose

Word History and Origins

Origin of laevo-¹

from Latin laevus left

Example Sentences

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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