dextrorotary
Speech parts
1. dextrorotary - Adjective
2. dextrorotary - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
See Dextrotatory.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
right-handed
dextrorotatory
dexter
off
conservative
right-hand
reactionary
starboard
dexterous
clockwise
dextral
dextrous
dextrogyrate
righthand
righthanded
Antonyms
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As a consequence, circular dichroism is exhibited by most biological molecules, because of the dextrorotary (e.g. some sugars ) and levorotary (e.g. some amino acids ) molecules they contain.
The rotation of the plane of polarization may be either clockwise, to the right ( dextrorotary — d-rotary), or left ( levorotary — l-rotary) depending on which stereoisomer is present (or dominant).