dextrorotatory

dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry

adj \-ˈrōt-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\

Definition of DEXTROROTATORY

: turning clockwise or toward the right; especially : rotating the plane of polarization of light toward the right <dextrorotatory crystals>—compare levorotatory

Variants of DEXTROROTATORY

dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry also dex·tro·ro·ta·ry \-ˈrōt-ə-rē\