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"levorotatory" has 5 syllables: lev-or-ot-at-ory.
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“Levofloxacin is the levorotatory enantiomer of the medication ofloxacin.”
"Levorotatory" has 5 syllables: lev · or · ot · at · ory.
Levorotatory: (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.
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