Medical term:

levogyrate


levorotatory

 [le″vo-ro´tah-tor″e]
turning the plane of polarized light to the left (counterclockwise).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

le·vo·ro·ta·to·ry

(lē'vō-rō'tă-tō'rē),
1. Denoting levorotation, or certain crystals or solutions capable of causing it; as a chemical prefix, usually abbreviated l- or (-). Compare: dextrorotatory.
2. Describing any leftward or anticlockwise rotation.
Synonym(s): levogyrate, levogyrous
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levorotatory

(lē′və-rō′tə-tôr′ē) also

levorotary

(-tə-rē)
adj. Symbol l-
Of or relating to an optically active substance that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counterclockwise: Only levorotatory amino acids are biologically active.
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le·vo·ro·ta·to·ry

(lē'vō-rō'tă-tōr-ē)
Denoting levorotation, or crystals or solutions capable of causing it; as a chemical prefix, usually abbreviated l- or (-).
Compare: dextrorotatory
Synonym(s): laevorotatory.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

laevorotatory

or

levorotatory

(of a crystal, liquid or solution) having the property of rotating a plane of polarized light to the left (e.g. fructose). Compare DEXTROROTATORY.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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