levogyrate

adjective

le·​vo·​gyrate

¦lēvō+

variants or levogyre

ˈlēvō+ˌ-

: levorotatory

Word History

Etymology

levogyrate from lev- + gyrate, adjective; levogyre International Scientific Vocabulary lev- + -gyre (from Latin gyrus circular motion)

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