levorotary

Speech parts

1. levorotary - Adjective

2. levorotary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

rotating to the left

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

left-handed levorotatory ungainly incapable awkward incompetent clumsy unwieldy handless anticlockwise bumbling morganatic bungling inapt gawky
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Antonyms

agile nimble clockwise adroit sure-handed agile enough

Examples

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. Source: Internet

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). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

levopropylhexedrine levoprotiline levormeloxifene levorotation levorotatory levorphanol