Laevo-
1.
variant of .
combining form
1.
on or towards the left: laevorotation
2.
(in chemistry) denoting a laevorotatory compound: laevulose
Read Also:
- Laevogyrate
/ˌliːvəʊˈdʒaɪreɪt/ adjective 1. another word for laevorotatory
- Laevorotatory
/ˌliːvəʊˈrəʊtətərɪ; -trɪ/ adjective 1. of, having, or causing laevorotation Also laevogyrate
- Laevorotation
/ˌliːvəʊrəʊˈteɪʃən/ noun 1. a rotation to the left 2. an anticlockwise rotation of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light as a result of its passage through a crystal, liquid, or solution
- Laevulin
/ˈlɛvjʊlɪn/ noun 1. a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants
- Laevulose
/ˈlɛvjʊˌləʊs; -ˌləʊz/ noun 1. another name for fructose