dex·tro·ro·ta·tion (d k str -r -t  shn)n. A turning to the right. Used especially of the plane of polarization of light. |
dextrorotation [ˌdɛkstrəʊrəʊˈteɪʃən]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a rotation to the right; clockwise rotation, esp of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light passing through a crystal, liquid, or solution, as seen by an observer facing the oncoming light Compare laevorotation
dextrorotatory [ˌdɛkstrəʊˈrəʊtətərɪ -trɪ], dextrorotary adj
| dextrorotation (dkstr-r-tshn) The clockwise rotation of the plane of polarization of light (as observed when looking straight into the incoming light) by certain substances, such as crystals, and by certain solutions. Dextrorotation is caused by a particular arrangement of the atoms in a molecule of the substance. Compare levorotation. |
dextrorotation
movement or rotation to the right, or clockwise. Also called dextrogyration.
See also: Right
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| Noun | 1. | dextrorotation - rotation to the right gyration, revolution, rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" counterclockwise rotation, levorotation - rotation to the left |
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