laevorotatory

 
Pronunciation: /ˌliːvəʊˈrəʊtət(ə)ri/
(US levorotatory)

adjective

Chemistry
  • (of a compound) having the property of rotating the plane of a polarized light ray to the left, i.e. anticlockwise facing the oncoming radiation. The opposite of dextrorotatory.

Derivatives

laevorotation

noun