To save this word, you'll need to log in.
le·vo·ro·ta·to·ry | \ ˌlē-və-ˈrō-tə-ˌtȯr-ē 
\
\Definition of levorotatory
: turning toward the left or counterclockwise specifically : rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left — compare dextrorotatory
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for levorotatory
levorotatory
adjectivele·vo·ro·ta·to·ry | \ -ˈrōt-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- \
\variants:
or levorotary \ -ˈrōt-ə-rē \ or British laevorotatory or laevorotary
\ or British laevorotatory or laevorotaryMedical Definition of levorotatory
: turning toward the left or counterclockwise especially : rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left — compare dextrorotatory
Comments on levorotatory
What made you want to look up levorotatory? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
A More Exception(al) Quiz
- Which of the following words is not a synonym for ‘a young person’?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Share levorotatory
Time Traveler for levorotatory
The first known use of levorotatory was in 1864
See more words from the same year