DEXTROROTATION

dextrorotation, clockwise rotation

(noun) rotation to the right

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dextrorotation (plural dextrorotations)

Rotation in a clockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.

Synonyms

• dextrogyration

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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