Levorotatory

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

  Levorotatory \Le`vo*ro"ta*to*ry\ (-r[=o]"t[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.
     [Levo- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Physics)
     Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light
     towards the left; -- applied to crystals and compounds
     exhibiting optical activity, such as levulose, left-handed
     quartz crystals, etc. Opposite of {dextrorotatory}. [Written


     also {l[ae]vorotatory}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  levorotatory
       adj : rotating to the left [syn: {levorotary}, {left-handed}]