LEVOROTATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does levorotatory mean? 

• LEVOROTATORY (adjective)
  The adjective LEVOROTATORY has 1 sense:

1. rotating to the left

  Familiarity information: LEVOROTATORY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEVOROTATORY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rotating to the left

Synonyms:

left-handed; levorotary; levorotatory

Similar:

anticlockwise; contraclockwise; counterclockwise (in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock)

 Context examples 

The levorotatory isomer of the aromatic amino acid tyrosine.

(L-Tyrosine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of liothyronine, a synthetic form of the levorotatory isomer of the naturally occurring thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3).

(Liothyronine sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The bitartrate salt form of levarterenol, the levorotatory isomer of norepinephrine with a vasoconstrictor effect.

(Levarterenol Bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The levorotatory form of norgestrel and synthetic progestogen with progestational and androgenic activity.

(Levonorgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

The levorotatory isomer of lactic acid, the biologically active isoform in humans.

(Lactic Acid, L-, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous, levorotatory isomer of a synthetic hydrazine derivative of the neurotransmitter dopamine.

(Carbidopa Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The dihydrochloride salt form of the active levorotatory enantiomer of cetirizine, levocetirizine; a third generation, non-sedating, selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist, with antihistamine, anti-inflammatory and potential anti-angiogenic activities.

(Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.

(Hyoscyamine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sulfate salt of a belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.

(Hyoscyamine Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)