Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Polarimetry:
The measurement and interpretation of
optical activity
, as measured with a
polarimeter
.
Polarimeter, ca. 1900.
A modern electronic polarimeter.
Polarimeter components.
Related terms:
(+)
,
dextrorotatory
,
d
,
D
,
(
-
)
,
levorotatory
,
l
,
L
,
specific rotation
,
[α]
,
optically active
,
optically inactive
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