'Levorotatory' definitions:
Definition of 'levorotatory'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Rotating to the left [syn: levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed]
Definition of 'Levorotatory'
From: GCIDE
- Levorotatory \Le`vo*ro"ta*to*ry\ (-r[=o]"t[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a. [Levo- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Physics) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light towards the left; -- applied to crystals and compounds exhibiting optical activity, such as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc. Opposite of dextrorotatory. [Written also l[ae]vorotatory.] [1913 Webster +PJC]