Meanings
nounmutarotation (countable and uncountable, plural mutarotations)
plural mutarotations
- countablephysicaluncountablebiochemistryA dynamic change in the rotation of polarized light as it passes through a fresh solution of some sugars as an equilibrium mixture of anomers is formed
Origin
Translations
Italian mutarotazione
- mutarotazionea dynamic change in the rotation of polarized light
Spanish mutarrotación
- mutarrotacióna dynamic change in the rotation of polarized light
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mutarotation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutarotation
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“mutarotation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutarotation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutarotation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutarotation.
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