Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem. & Physics) Same as levorotatory.

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  • adjective rotating to the left

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Examples

  • A remarkable characteristic of proteins in living organisms is that they are made of amino acids that cause light to rotate to the left levorotary.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • A remarkable characteristic of proteins in living organisms is that they are made of amino acids that cause light to rotate to the left levorotary.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • A remarkable characteristic of proteins in living organisms is that they are made of amino acids that cause light to rotate to the left levorotary.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • A remarkable characteristic of proteins in living organisms is that they are made of amino acids that cause light to rotate to the left levorotary.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

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