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Meaning of "laevorotatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAEVOROTATORY

laevorotatory  [ˌliːvəʊˈrəʊtətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAEVOROTATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laevorotatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LAEVOROTATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dextrorotation and levorotation

Dextrorotation and levorotation refer to the properties of rotating plane polarized light. If the light rotates clockwise as it approaches an observer, this is known as dextrorotation, light with a rotation to the right. If the light rotates counterclockwise as it approaches the observer, then the light exhibits levorotation, rotation to the left. A compound with dextrorotation is called dextrorotatory or dextrorotary, while a compound with levorotation is called levorotatory or levorotary. Compounds with these properties are said to have optical activity and consist of chiral molecules. If a chiral molecule is dextrorotary, its enantiomer will be levorotary, and vice-versa. In fact, the enantiomers will rotate plane polarized light the same number of degrees, but in opposite directions. Apart from direct measurement of the optical rotation of an actual sample, it is only possible to determine whether a given chiral molecule will be levorotatory or dextrorotatory, directly from its absolute configuration, via detailed computer modeling. That is to say, both "R" and "S" stereocenters have the ability to be dextrorotatory or levorotatory.

Definition of laevorotatory in the English dictionary

The definition of laevorotatory in the dictionary is of, having, or causing laevorotation Also: laevogyrate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAEVOROTATORY


auscultatory
ɔːˈskʌltətərɪ
cementatory
sɪˈmɛntətərɪ
circumnutatory
ˌsɜːkəmˈnjuːtətərɪ
citatory
ˈsaɪtətərɪ
compotatory
kəmˈpɒtətərɪ
consultatory
kənˈsʌltətərɪ
degustatory
dɪˈɡʌstətərɪ
dehortatory
dɪˈhɔːtətərɪ
dextrorotatory
ˌdɛkstrəʊˈrəʊtətərɪ
excitatory
ɪkˈsaɪtətərɪ
exhortatory
ɪɡˈzɔːtətərɪ
gustatory
ˈɡʌstətərɪ
hortatory
ˈhɔːtətərɪ
invitatory
ɪnˈvaɪtətərɪ
mutatory
ˈmjuːtətərɪ
potatory
ˈpəʊtətərɪ
rotatory
ˈrəʊtətərɪ
saltatory
ˈsæltətərɪ
salutatory
səˈluːtətərɪ
sternutatory
stɜːˈnjuːtətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAEVOROTATORY

ladylove
Ladyship
Ladysmith
laeotropic
Laertes
Laetare Sunday
laetrile
laevogyrate
laevorotary
laevorotation
laevulin
laevulose
Lafayette
Laffer curve
Laforgue
LAFTA
lag
Lag b´Omer
lag correlation
lag screw

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAEVOROTATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
mandatory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of laevorotatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «laevorotatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAEVOROTATORY

Find out the translation of laevorotatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laevorotatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laevorotatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

左旋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

levógiro
570 millions of speakers

English

laevorotatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

laevorotatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

laevorotatory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

левовращающая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

levorotatória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

laevorotatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lévogyre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laevorotatory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

linksdrehenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

左旋性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

laevorotatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laevorotatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

laevorotatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடமாகச்சுழலுகின்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाईव्हरोटेटरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

levorotatoridir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

levogira
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lewoskrętny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лівообертальна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

levo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αριστερόστροφου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laevorotatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänstervridande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

laevorotatoriske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laevorotatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAEVOROTATORY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAEVOROTATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laevorotatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAEVOROTATORY»

Discover the use of laevorotatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laevorotatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essentials of Organic Chemistry: For Students of Pharmacy, ...
The natural compound is laevorotatory, [ot]12)O — 210 (EtOH), and the enantiomer is almost devoid of biological activity. Upon heating with dilute base such as 1% NaOH for about an hour, hyoscyamine racemizes, and the solution becomes ...
Paul M. Dewick, 2013
2
The American Perfumer and Essential Oil Review
It is interesting in this respect to quote from a paper published by R. A. Cripps ( Pharmaceutical Journal, xxi, 937) a number of years ago, in which he stated that English oil of rosemary is laevorotatory. But as the foreign oils on which he ...
‎1910
3
Course In Chemistry Iit Jee 2011
(a) A compound whose molecule has D configuration will always be dextrorotatory (b) A compound whose molecule has D configuration may be dextrotatory or laevorotatory (c) A compound whose molecule has L configuration will always be ...
Tmh, 2010
4
Sulfur Acids—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition
WO 98/51689 provides the process of resolving methyl alpha-5-(4,5,6, 7tetrahydro[3,2-c]thienopyridyl)(2-chlorophenyl)-a- cetate in example 22 by using 0.39 mole equivalent of laevorotatory camphor-10-sulfonic acid monohydrate ( with ...
‎2013
5
Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter: Supplemental Text for ...
... chiral molecules give rise to four binary systems, two of which being thermodynamically independent — laevorotatory limonene + laevorotatory carvone, and dextrorotatory limonene + laevorotatory carvone. The four molecules are rather flat.
M.H.G. Jacobs, H.A.J. Oonk, 2012
6
Text Book of Biochemistry
This reaction is also known as inversion of sugar because the dextrorotatory C. oHoaOn 4- HjO , Sucrose dextrorotatary laevorotatory cane sugar is converted into laevorotatory product due to hydrolysis. The mixture of glucose and fructose is ...
Dr. G. R. Agarwal, Dr. O. P. Agarwal, Dr. (Mrs) Kiran Agarwal
7
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Naturallight Natural light passes through or light source filter (d) and an isomer that rotates plane polarized light in an anticlockwise direction was labelled as laevorotatory (l); however, these lower case letters were often confused with the ...
Jill Barber, Chris Rostron, 2013
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Smith and Williams' Introduction to the Principles of Drug ...
before the name of the compound while those which rotate light to the left are termed laevorotatory indicated by a (−)-sign. In the older literature the letters d- and l- are also used to indicate (+)- and (−)- enantiomers respectively. The use of  ...
H. John Smith, Hywel Williams, 2004
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Langenscheidt Routledge German Dictionary of Chemistry and ...
Unksmilchsäure / laevoplmaric acid Lävopimarsäure /, ß-Pimarsäure / (eine Harzsäure) laevo rotary s. laevorotatory laevo rotation Linksdrehung / laevorotatory linksdrehend, (-)-drehend, (-)-... - acid linksdrehende Säure f, Linkssäure f, ...
Technische Universität Dresden, 1997
10
Chemistry of Terpenoids and Carotenoids
Kenyon and Ross did, in fact, obtain a laevorotatory product. McKenzie ( 1 904) carried out a number of asymmetric syntheses by reduction of the keto group in various keto-esters in which the ester group contained a chiral group, e.g., ...
G. Singh, 2007

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAEVOROTATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laevorotatory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deuterated drugs Relief from racemization
The laevorotatory enantiomers of the deuterated drugs were shown to have a significantly better activity against tumour growth than the ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
2
Psychiatry: What is it?
One other reason is that all reductionist chemicals are dextrorotatory but body molecules are laevorotatory—a square plug in a round hole! «Moneylife, Sep 12»
3
Station Pubs: Are Any Of Them Worth Visiting?
Despite objections from our livers and serious renal remonstrance, we spent last Saturday working our way though a laevorotatory pub crawl of ... «Londonist, Jun 08»

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