Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

specific rotation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: speci-fic ro-ta-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

[α]_D, the angle of rotation of the plane of polarization of a ray of monochromatic light that passes through 10cm of the substance in solution at a concentration of 1 gram per millilitre

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

specific rotations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polarimeter

Questions

What does specific rotation mean?: [α]_D, the angle of rotation of the plane of polarization of a ray of monochromatic light that passes through 10cm of the substance in solution at a concentration of 1 gram per millilitre

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