Denoting dextrorotation, or certain crystals or solutions capable of such action; as a chemical prefix, usually abbreviated d-. Cf.:levorotatory.
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dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry -'rōt-ə-.tōr-ē, -.tȯr- also dex·tro·ro·ta·ry -'rōt-ə-rē adj turning clockwise or toward the right esp rotating the plane of polarization of light toward the right <\dextrorotatory crystals> compare LEVOROTATORY
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dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry (dek″stro-roґtə-tor-e) [dextro- + rotatory] turning the plane of polarization, or rays of light, to the right; called also dextrogyral.Medical dictionary. 2011.