'Dextrorotatory' definitions:

Definition of 'dextrorotatory'

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

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