dextrorotatory
adjective
dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry
ˌdek-strō-ˈrō-tə-ˌtȯr-ē
: turning clockwise or toward the right
specifically
: rotating the plane of polarization of light toward the right
dextrorotatory crystals
compare levorotatory
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