Dextrorotary (Adjective)
Meaning
Rotating to the right.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The spiral staircase is an example of a dextrorotary shape in architecture.
- The crystal exhibits dextrorotary optical properties when observed under polarized light.
- Dextrorotary sugar solutions can rotate plane-polarized light in a clockwise direction.
- Some enantiomers have a dextrorotary orientation and display specific physical properties.
- Dextrorotary spiral patterns in seashells occur more frequently than sinistrorotary patterns in certain species.