laevo
/ˈliːvoʊ/
adjective
- Relating to a form of a chemical compound that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left (counterclockwise).
- In chemistry class, we learned that laevo compounds rotate light in the opposite direction from dextro compounds.
- Scientists can tell a laevo molecule apart from its mirror version using a polarimeter.
- The laevo isomer of this drug has different effects on the body than its mirror image.
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