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Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left handed quartz crystals, etc. [Written also lævorotatory.]

ion of luminous rays toward the right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf. Levorotatory.

Same as Levorotatory. Cf. Dextrorotatory.

Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory.

t pleasant sour taste. It occurs in many fruits, as in green apples, currants, etc. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration. An artificial variety is a derivative of succinic acid, but has no action on polarized light, and thus malic acid is a remarkable case of physical isom…

is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids. Gregory.

rin, extracted from squill as a colorless amorphous substance; -- so called because it is levorotatory.

which turns the plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.