Levorotatory - Law Dictionary Search Results

Home Dictionary Name: levorotatory

Dextrorotatory

Turning or causing to turn toward the right hand esp turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand as dextrorotatory crystals sugars etc Cf Levorotatory...

Laeligvorotatory

Same as Levorotatory Cf Dextrorotatory...

Levogyrate

Turning or twisting the plane of polarization of light towards the left as levulose levotartaric acid etc levorotatory...

Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light towards the left applied to crystals and compounds exhibiting optical activity such as levulose left handed quartz crystals etc Opposite of dextrorotatory...

Racemic

Pertaining to or designating an acid found in many kinds of grapes It is also obtained from tartaric acid with which it is isomeric and from sugar gum etc by oxidation It is a sour white crystalline substance consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids...

Sinistrin

A mucilaginous carbohydrate resembling achrooumldextrin extracted from squill as a colorless amorphous substance so called because it is levorotatory...

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