optical rotation
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The rotation of the plane of polarization of plane polarized light as it passes through a chiral medium
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noun
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The rotation of the plane of polarization of plane polarized light as it passes through a chiral medium
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