左さ旋せん性せい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

levorotatory; laevorotatory

Scientific term used in chemistry and physics to describe a substance that rotates plane-polarized light to the left (counterclockwise).

• この化か合ごう物ぶつは左さ旋せん性せいを示しめす。

  This compound exhibits levorotatory properties.

• 左さ旋せん性せいの物ぶっ質しつは偏へん光こう面めんを左ひだりに回かい転てんさせる。

  Levorotatory substances rotate the plane of polarization to the left.