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sinistrorotatory

sinistrorotatory adjective: synonym of levorotatory.

Adjective

sinistrorotatory (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of levorotatory.
    Synonyms:
    levorotatory

Synonyms of sinistrorotatory

Origin of sinistrorotatory

From sinistro- + rotatory.

Questions about sinistrorotatory

What does sinistrorotatory mean?
Sinistrorotatory means synonym of levorotatory.
What part of speech is sinistrorotatory?
Sinistrorotatory is an adjective.

Words near sinistrorotatory in the dictionary

  1. sinistrogyre
  2. sinistrolateral
  3. sinistromanual
  4. sinistromanuals
  5. sinistroposterior
  6. sinistrorotatory
  7. sinistrorsal
  8. sinistrorsally
  9. sinistrorse
  10. sinistrorsely
  11. sinistrous

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