Definition of dextrorotatory in English:
dextrorotatory
adjectiveˌdɛkstrəʊˈrəʊtət(ə)riˌdɛkstrəˈroʊdəˌtɔri
Chemistry (of a compound) having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the right, i.e. clockwise facing the oncoming radiation.
The opposite of laevorotatory
Example sentencesExamples
- Chirality describes the handedness of a molecule that is observable by the ability of a molecule to rotate the plane of polarized light either to the right (dextrorotatory) or to the left (levorotatory).
- We wish to report that the dextrorotatory acids of the lipids of human tubercle bacilli, hitherto believed to be saturated acids, are unsaturated acids.
- One was dextrorotatory when dissolved in aqueous solution, the other was levorotatory.
- The dextrorotatory isomer of zopiclone is displaced from its salt by means of a base such as sodium hydroxide.
- This is assumed positive to show that the optically active substance is dextrorotatory and negative if the substance is laevorotatory.
Derivatives
noun
Chemistry Here, the Orgone Beam converts pure levorotation into dextrorotation, or vice versa, until bipolarity is achieved.
Example sentencesExamples
- This was a patient with complete Cantrell's syndrome, i.e. multiple ventricular septal defect, left ventricular diverticulum, dextrorotation of the heart, an anterior diaphragmatic defect, and a midline supraumbilical abdominal wall defect with tetralogy of Fallot.
- As the uterus grows larger it generally gets a slight twist, known as a dextrorotation, which allows it to fit more easily in the abdominopelvic cavity.
- However, some other evidence (hypochromicity, dextrorotation) has been interpreted as indicating some degree of ordering.
- This invention relates to an optically active single crystal having both single-crystal portion exhibiting levorotation and single-crystal portion exhibiting dextrorotation and a fabrication process thereof.
Definition of dextrorotatory in US English:
dextrorotatory
adjectiveˌdɛkstrəˈroʊdəˌtɔriˌdekstrəˈrōdəˌtôrē
Chemistry (of a compound) having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the right, i.e. clockwise facing the oncoming radiation.
The opposite of levorotatory
Example sentencesExamples
- This is assumed positive to show that the optically active substance is dextrorotatory and negative if the substance is laevorotatory.
- One was dextrorotatory when dissolved in aqueous solution, the other was levorotatory.
- Chirality describes the handedness of a molecule that is observable by the ability of a molecule to rotate the plane of polarized light either to the right (dextrorotatory) or to the left (levorotatory).
- We wish to report that the dextrorotatory acids of the lipids of human tubercle bacilli, hitherto believed to be saturated acids, are unsaturated acids.
- The dextrorotatory isomer of zopiclone is displaced from its salt by means of a base such as sodium hydroxide.