On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Dextrorotatory. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as dextrorotary or clockwise and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Dextrorotatory in a sentence
Dextrorotatory meaning
That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.
Synonyms of Dextrorotatory
Using Dextrorotatory
- The main meaning on this page is: That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.
- Useful related words include: dextrorotary, right-handed, clockwise.
- In the example corpus, dextrorotatory often appears in combinations such as: is dextrorotatory.
Context around Dextrorotatory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dextrorotatory
- In this selection, "dextrorotatory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rotates stand out and add context to how "dextrorotatory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include glyceraldehyde is dextrorotatory rotates the and it is dextrorotatory. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dextrorotatory" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dextrorotatory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It indicates that the C-2 chiral center has the same handedness as that of D -glyceraldehyde (which was so labeled because it is dextrorotatory). (25 words)
Racemic adrenaline is a 1:1 mixture of the dextrorotatory ( D ) and levorotatory ( L ) isomers of adrenaline. citation The L -form is the active component. (25 words)
The two stereoisomers are identified with the prefixes D - and L -, according to the sense of rotation: D -glyceraldehyde is dextrorotatory (rotates the polarization axis clockwise), while L -glyceraldehyde is levorotatory (rotates it counterclockwise). (34 words)
The two stereoisomers are identified with the prefixes D - and L -, according to the sense of rotation: D -glyceraldehyde is dextrorotatory (rotates the polarization axis clockwise), while L -glyceraldehyde is levorotatory (rotates it counterclockwise). (34 words)
It indicates that the C-2 chiral center has the same handedness as that of D -glyceraldehyde (which was so labeled because it is dextrorotatory). (25 words)
Racemic adrenaline is a 1:1 mixture of the dextrorotatory ( D ) and levorotatory ( L ) isomers of adrenaline. citation The L -form is the active component. (25 words)
Example sentences (3)
It indicates that the C-2 chiral center has the same handedness as that of D -glyceraldehyde (which was so labeled because it is dextrorotatory).
Racemic adrenaline is a 1:1 mixture of the dextrorotatory ( D ) and levorotatory ( L ) isomers of adrenaline. citation The L -form is the active component.
The two stereoisomers are identified with the prefixes D - and L -, according to the sense of rotation: D -glyceraldehyde is dextrorotatory (rotates the polarization axis clockwise), while L -glyceraldehyde is levorotatory (rotates it counterclockwise).
Common combinations with dextrorotatory
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is dextrorotatory 2×