Natural Phenomenon or Process
optical rotation
op·ti·cal ro·ta·tion
Definitions related to optical rotation:
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Rotation of the plane of polarization in a beam of light as it passes through an optically active substance; may be clockwise or counterclockwise.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The ability of a chiral substance to rotate the plane of polarization of a beam of transmitted plane-polarized light, either clockwise (to the right) or counterclockwise (to the left).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The rotation of linearly polarized light as it passes through various media.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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