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Levorotatory :: Levorotatory (a.) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc..

Irrotational :: Irrotational (a.) Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a movement other than rotation; -- said of the movement of parts of a liquid or yielding mass.

Levo- :: Levo- () Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory..

Lever :: Lever (n.) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it..

Rotator :: Rotator (n.) that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its axis..

Gig :: Gig (n.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth..

Rotatory :: Rotatory (a.) Turning as on an axis; rotary.

Rotatory :: Rotatory (a.) Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles..

Rotator :: Rotator (n.) A revolving reverberatory furnace.

Dextrorotary :: Dextrorotary (a.) See Dextrotatory.

Racemic :: Racemic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids..

Rotatory :: Rotatory (n.) A rotifer.

Revoluble :: Revoluble (a.) Capable of revolving; rotatory; revolving.

Rotatory :: Rotatory (a.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization..

Peritropal :: Peritropal (a.) Rotatory; circuitous.

Circumrotatory :: Circumrotatory (a.) turning, rolling, or whirling round..

Sinistrin :: Sinistrin (n.) A mucilaginous carbohydrate, resembling achroodextrin, extracted from squill as a colorless amorphous substance; -- so called because it is levorotatory..

Dextrogyrate :: Dextrogyrate (a.) Same as Dextrorotatory.

Rotatoria :: Rotatoria (n. pl.) Same as Rotifera.

Dextrorotatory :: Dextrorotatory (a.) 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..

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