conrotatory

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adjective

Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense

Similar
antarafacial
Opposite
disrotatory
OriginEnglish rotatory ← Middle English con- ← Latin con- →
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Meanings

adjectiveconrotatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense

    Synonyms: antarafacial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense

Similar
antarafacial
Opposite
disrotatory

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-
  9. Englishrotatory
  10. Englishconrotatory

From con- + rotatory.

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APA

conrotatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conrotatory

MLA

“conrotatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conrotatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conrotatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conrotatory.

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