dextrorotatory

English

Etymology

From dextro- +‎ rotatory.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dextrorotatory (not comparable)

1. (chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.

   Dexibuprofen is the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.

Synonyms

• dextrogyre, dextrogyrate, dextro; d- (symbol); dex-, dextro- (prefix)

Antonyms

• levorotatory

Related terms

• dextrorotation

Translations

that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right

• Finnish: dekstrorotatorinen
• French: dextrogyre (fr)
• German: rechtsdrehend (de)
• Greek: δεξιόστροφος (el) m (dexióstrofos)
• Italian: destrogiro
• Portuguese: dextrógiro
• Russian: правовращающий (ru) (pravovraščajuščij)