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(chemistry) (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-..
Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.
Use levorotatory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Levorotatory means (chemistry) (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-..
Common synonyms include levogyre, levogyrate, levo, sinistrorotatory.
Possible antonyms include dextrorotatory.
Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.
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