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Term: Laevorotatory

Description:

Laevorotatory is an adjective used in chemistry to describe a substance that rotates the plane of polarized light counterclockwise. It is also used in pharmacology to refer to drugs or compounds with a left-handed optical rotation.

Sample Sentences:

1. The laevorotatory nature of the molecule caused it to deflect the polarized light to the left.
2. This pharmaceutical drug contains laevorotatory compounds that exhibit specific therapeutic effects.
3. Researchers discovered that the laevorotatory isomer of the compound had a stronger impact on the reaction.

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