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optical activities

optical activities is the plural of optical activity.

Meaning of optical activity

Noun

optical activity (plural optical activities)

  1. a property caused by asymmetrical molecular or crystal structure that enables a compound or crystal to rotate the plane of incident polarized light
  2. A measure of the amount of optical rotation produced by a standard amount of a substance

Questions about optical activities

What is optical activities the plural of?
Optical activities is the plural of optical activity.

Words near optical activities in the dictionary

  1. optic stand
  2. optic stands
  3. optic yellow
  4. optic yellows
  5. optical
  6. optical activities
  7. optical activity
  8. optical art
  9. optical astronomy
  10. optical axes
  11. optical axis

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