dextrorotatory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite rotating to the right
    right-handed; dextrorotary.

WordNet

Dex`tro*ro"ta*to*ry adjective
Etymology
Dextro- + rotatory.
Definitions
  1. (Chem. & Opt.) Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf. Levorotatory.

Webster 1913