'Dextrorotatory' definitions:

Definition of 'dextrorotatory'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Rotating to the right [syn: dextrorotary, dextrorotatory, right-handed]

Definition of 'Dextrorotatory'

From: GCIDE
  • Dextrorotatory \Dex`tro*ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Dextro- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Opt.) 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. Dextrorsal