Dictionary Entry
laevorotatory
Part of Speechadjective(of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.
In a Sentence
“Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.”
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Common Phrases
. laevorotatorysugar laevorotatoryform laevorotatoryisomer laevorotatoryisomers laevorotatorylaevorotatory stronglylaevorotatory slightly
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