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dextrorotatory.

That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.

14 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.

    not-comparable
    Dexibuprofen is the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter English dextro- English rotatory English dextrorotatory From dextro- + rotatory.

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