The Collaborative International Dictionary
Levogyrate
Levogyrate \Le`vo*gy"rate\ (-j[imac]"r[asl]t), a. [Levo- + gyrate.] (Chem., Physics, Biochem.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization of light towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.; levorotatory. [Written also l[ae]vogyrate.]
Wiktionary
levogyrate
a. (context chemistry physics English) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as in levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.
Usage examples of "levogyrate".
Another Camphor called N'gai, obtained from the Blumea Balcamferi (Compositae), differs chemically from the Borneo species, being levogyrate, and is converted by boiling nitric acid, to a substance considered identical with stearoptene of Chrysanthemum parthenium.