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noun Physical Chemistry.
the ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light.
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Origin of optical activity
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby optical activity
opt, optative, opted, optic, optical, optical activity, optical art, optical astronomy, optical bench, optical binary, optical center
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British Dictionary definitions for optical activity
optical activity
noun
the ability of substances that are optical isomers to rotate the plane of polarization of a transmitted beam of plane-polarized light
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