Meanings
alternative laevorotatory · alternative lævorotatory
- not comparablechemistry(of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-.
Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.
Synonyms: levogyre, levogyrate, levo, sinistrorotatory, sinistrogyre, l-, lev-, levo-
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverotating to the left
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*leh₂iwos
- Latinlaevus
- Englishlevo-
- Englishrotatory
- Englishlevorotatory
Translations
French lévogyre
- lévogyrethat rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
German linksdrehend
- linksdrehendthat rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
Greek αριστερόστροφος
- αριστερόστροφος (aristeróstrofos)that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
Italian levogiro, sinistrorso
- levogirothat rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
- sinistrorsothat rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
Portuguese levógiro
- levógirothat rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
Spanish levógiro
- levógirothat rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
Cite this entry
levorotatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levorotatory
“levorotatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levorotatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “levorotatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levorotatory.
Source: levorotatory on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.