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A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right

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  1. A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right
  2. having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.
  3. A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right; (Chem. & Opt.) having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.
  4. A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward,the right; (Chem. & Opt.)
  5. A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.