SINCE 1828
levorotation
noun
le·vo·ro·ta·tion
variants:
or British laevorotation \ ˌlē-və-rō-ˈtā-shən 
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Medical Definition of levorotation
: left-handed or counterclockwise rotation
—used of the plane of polarization of light
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