DEXTRO

Adjective

dextro (not comparable)

(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.

Antonyms

• levo

Source: Wiktionary


Dex"tro-.

Definition: A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right; (Chem. & Opt.)

Definition: having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMMOBILIZATION

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