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levorotation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lev-oro-ta-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.

Etymology

From levo- + rotation.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

levorotations (plural) laevorotation (alternative) lævorotation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

levorotatory

Synonyms

levogyration counterclockwise rotation

Questions

What does levorotation mean?
Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.
Where does levorotation come from?
From levo- + rotation.

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