Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Levorotatory

Levorotatory (-rō"tȧ*to*ry) , adjective

[Levo- + rotatory.]

(Chemistry & 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.