laevorotation

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laevorotation [ˌliːvəʊrəʊˈteɪʃən]

1. a rotation to the left

2. (Physics / General Physics) an anticlockwise rotation of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light as a result of its passage through a crystal, liquid, or solution Compare dextrorotation

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