optical rotation

op·ti·cal ro·ta·tion

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Definitions of optical rotation words

noun optical rotation the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance. 1
noun optical rotation the angle through which plane-polarized light is rotated in its passage through a substance exhibiting optical activity 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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