Definition of Dextral

1. Adjective. Of or on the right. "A dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost"


2. Adjective. Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye. "Dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"
Similar to: Right-handed
Derivative terms: Dextrality

Definition of Dextral

1. a. Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.

Definition of Dextral

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the right side ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dextral

1. pertaining to the right [adj]

Medical Definition of Dextral

1. Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. Dextral shell, a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer. Origin: From Dexter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dextral

dexpanthenol
dexrazoxane
dexter
dexter chief
dexter chiefs
dexterious
dexterities
dexterity
dexterous
dexterously
dexterousness
dexterousnesses
dexters
dexterwise
dextrad
dextral (current term)
dextral fault
dextrality
dextrally
dextran
dextran 110
dextran 40
dextran 70
dextran 75
dextran sulfate
dextranase
dextranases
dextrans
dextransucrase
dextrase

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