disrotatory

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adjective

Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses

Similar
suprafacial
Opposite
conrotatory
OriginEnglish rotatory ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

adjectivedisrotatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses

    Synonyms: suprafacial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses

Similar
suprafacial
Opposite
conrotatory

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishrotatory
  7. Englishdisrotatory

From dis- + rotatory.

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APA

disrotatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disrotatory

MLA

“disrotatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disrotatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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