Definition of Dextrorotary

1. Adjective. Rotating to the right.

Exact synonyms: Dextrorotatory, Right-handed
Similar to: Clockwise
Derivative terms: Right-handedness

Definition of Dextrorotary

1. a. See Dextrotatory.

Definition of Dextrorotary

1. Adjective. dextrotatory ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dextrorotary

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Dextrorotary

1. See Dextrotatory. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dextrorotary

dextromanual
dextromenthol
dextromethorphan
dextromethorphan O-demethylase
dextromethorphan hydrobromide
dextromoramide
dextromoramide tartrate
dextronic
dextronic acid
dextropedal
dextroposition
dextroposition of the heart
dextropropoxyphene
dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride
dextropropoxyphene napsylate
dextrorotary (current term)
dextrorotation
dextrorotatory
dextrorotatory isomer
dextrorphan
dextrorphanol
dextrorsal
dextrorse
dextrose
dextroses
dextrosinistral
dextrosuria
dextrotartaric acid
dextrothyroxine
dextrothyroxine sodium

Literary usage of Dextrorotary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"Same as GLUCOSE •. so called because it is dextrorotary. ... dextrorotary, Dextrorotatory (d«c-stro- ro't<i-ri, -ro'tp-to-ri). [L. dex'ter right + rota're ..."

2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"It is strongly dextrorotary, and is soluble in water and alcohol. ... Raffinose is but slightly sweet, dissolves in water and alcohol, and is dextrorotary. ..."

3. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"(2) d-galactose: dextrorotary; reduces; is not fermented with pure beer yeast; ... (1) Saccharose (cane sugar): dextrorotary; does not reduce; ..."

4. Therapeutic Gazette (1908)
"The fluid shaken with animal charcoal and filtered again is dextrorotary (calculated as ... This strong dextrorotary power is due to the presence of the ..."

5. A Treatise on Chemistry and Chemical Analysis: Prepared for Students of The by International Correspondence Schools (1900)
"Mannose forms friable masses that are veiy soluble in water, difficultly soluble in alcohol, and insoluble in ether. It is dextrorotary and fermentable with ..."

6. A Practical Guide to the Newer Remedies by John Matthew Fortescue-Brickdale (1910)
"They came to the conclusion, therefore, that the other (dextrorotary) isomer was inactive physiologically. This view was criticized by ..."

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