Dextrorotatory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dextrorotatory \Dex`tro*ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Dextro- + rotatory.]
     (Chem. & Opt.)
     Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp.,
     turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the
     right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf.
     {Levorotatory}. Dextrorsal



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dextrorotatory
       adj : rotating to the right [syn: {dextrorotary}, {right-handed}]