dextrorotatory

English

Etymology

dextro- +‎ rotatory

Adjective

dextrorotatory (not comparable)

(chemistry) (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.
Dexibuprofen is the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.

Synonyms

dextrogyre, dextrogyrate, dextro; d- (symbol); dex-, dextro- (prefix)

Antonyms

levorotatory

Related terms

dextrorotation

Translations

that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right

Finnish: dekstrorotatorinen
French: dextrogyre (fr)
German: rechtsdrehend (de)
Greek: δεξιόστροφος (el) m (dexióstrofos)
Italian: destrogiro
Portuguese: dextrógiro
Russian: правовращающий (ru) (pravovraščajuščij)

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