Levorotatory vs. Dextrorotatory

Levorotatoryadjective

That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.

Levorotatoryadjective

Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light towards the left; - applied to crystals and compounds exhibiting optical activity, such as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc. Opposite of dextrorotatory.

Levorotatoryadjective

rotating to the left

Dextrorotatoryadjective

That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise.

Dextrorotatoryadjective

Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf. Levorotatory.

Dextrorotatoryadjective

rotating to the right

Dextrorotatoryadjective

(of a compound) having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the right, i.e. clockwise facing the oncoming radiation.