dextrorotatory vs right-handed

dextrorotatory

adj
  • That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-. 

right-handed

adj
  • Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise. 

  • Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand. 

  • Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion. 

  • Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule. 

  • Using their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, their left. 

noun
  • Right-handed people, taken as a whole. 

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