noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
dextrorotatory
Technical term in chemistry and physics describing a substance that rotates plane-polarized light to the right (clockwise). Used attributively with の.
This compound exhibits dextrorotatory properties.
Dextrorotatory substances rotate the plane of polarization to the right.
Compound of 右 (right), 旋 (rotate), and 性 (property). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern scientific coinage.