What does dextrorotatory mean?

dextrorotatory means "rotating to the right".

How many syllables are in dextrorotatory?

dextrorotatory has 6 syllables: dex-tro-ro-ta-to-ry. The stress falls on "ta".

What is another word for dextrorotatory?

Close synonyms include dextrorotary, right-handed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dextrorotatory a common word?

dextrorotatory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

dextrorotatory — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
rotating to the right
Synonymsdextrorotary right-handed
Similarclockwise

Questions about dextrorotatory

What does dextrorotatory mean?: dextrorotatory means "rotating to the right".
How many syllables are in dextrorotatory?: dextrorotatory has 6 syllables: dex-tro-ro-ta-to-ry. The stress falls on "ta".
What is another word for dextrorotatory?: Close synonyms include dextrorotary, right-handed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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