noun
- plural of dextrorotation; instances or measurements of rotation of the plane of polarized light in a clockwise direction (to the right) when viewed toward the light source.
Usage: technical; chemistry; physics
Examples
- The chemist observed multiple dextrorotations when analyzing the optical properties of the sugar solution.
- Dextrorotations of polarized light indicate the presence of certain chiral molecules in the sample.
- The laboratory recorded several dextrorotations during the spectroscopic experiment.
- Different compounds exhibit varying degrees of dextrorotations depending on their molecular structure.
- The physicist measured the dextrorotations to determine the concentration of the optically active substance.