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English Dictionary: levorotatory by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
levorotatory
adj
  1. rotating to the left [syn: levorotary, levorotatory, left-handed]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Levorotatory \Le`vo*ro"ta*to*ry\
      (-r[omac]"t[adot]*t[osl]*r[ycr]), a. [Levo- + rotatory.]
      (Chem. & Physics)
      Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the
      left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals,
      etc. [Written also {l[91]vorotatory}.]
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