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levorotary

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le·vo·ro·ta·to·ry  (lv-rt-tôr, -tr) also le·vo·ro·ta·ry (-t-r)
adj. Symbol l-
Of or relating to an optically active chemical that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counterclockwise: Only levorotatory amino acids are biologically active.
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Adj.1.levorotary - rotating to the left
anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise - in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock


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[1] Because it is not possible to deliver dopamine across the bloodbrain barrier and into the central nervous system, levorotary dihydroxy phenylalinine (L-dopa), the precursor of dopamine, is given.
 
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