Definition for optical rotation - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	optical rotation (op\|tic¦al ro\|ta¦tion) noun [mass noun] Chemistry the rotation of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light by an optically active substance.		More words in this category -ate 1 -ol amphoteric benzine BHC chromic acid dilution flash photolysis fume hood isolation lone pair neoprene nylon oil gas oxalate ozone photochemistry sequestration sol 2 triatomic Nearby Words optical character recognition optical density optical double optical fibre optical glass optical illusion optical isomer optical microscope optical path optical rotation optical scanner optical turnstile optical tweezers optician optics optima optimal optimific optimism