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dextrotatory

dextrotatory adjective: dextrorotatory.

Adjective

dextrotatory (not comparable)

  1. dextrorotatory

Origin of dextrotatory

Blend of dextro- + rotatory.

Questions about dextrotatory

What does dextrotatory mean?
Dextrotatory means dextrorotatory.
What part of speech is dextrotatory?
Dextrotatory is an adjective.

Words near dextrotatory in the dictionary

  1. dextrosinistral
  2. dextrosinistrally
  3. dextrosulfenidol
  4. dextrosulphenidol
  5. dextrotartaric acid
  6. dextrotatory
  7. dextrothyroxine
  8. dextrotorsion
  9. dextrotorsions
  10. dextrous
  11. dextrously

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