dextrorotatory

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dextrorotatory

adjective

not comparable, 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.
Similar: dextrogyre, dextrogyrate, dextro, d-, dex-, dextro-

Opposite: levorotatory

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adjective

Opposite: levorotatory

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adj that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right

Español	dextrógiro
Português	dextrógiro
Français	dextrogyre
Deutsch	rechtsdrehend
Italiano	destrogiro
Ελληνικά	δεξιόστροφος dexióstrofos
Русский	правовращающий pravovraščajuščij

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@misc{dextrorotatory_2026,
  title = {dextrorotatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dextrorotatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}