levorotatory
levorotatory is a polysyllabic word with 5 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, levorotatory is hyphenated as:
Definitions oflevorotatory
- (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.
Example: "Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin."
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