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mutarotation
[ myoo-tuh-roh-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌmyu tə roʊˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun Chemistry.
a gradual change in the optical rotation of freshly prepared solutions of reducing sugars.
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Origin of mutarotation
Words nearby mutarotation
mutagenic, mutagenize, mutant, mutant gene, Mutare, mutarotation, mutase, mutate, mutation, mutations, mutation stop
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How to use mutarotation in a sentence
This phenomenon has been called mutarotation by T. M. Lowry.
Solutions exhibit mutarotation, fresh solutions having a specific rotation of −104.0, which gradually diminishes to −92.
They all show mutarotation and exist in two modifications, indicating that the component groups have the closed-ring arrangement.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherIt is a reducing sugar; forms a characteristic osazone; and exhibits mutarotation.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher