To rotate or turn toward the right, especially in the context of molecules rotating polarized light clockwise.
From Latin dexter 'right' and gyrate 'to turn in a circle,' from Greek gyros 'circle.' The term became common in chemistry to describe optical rotation properties.
Some molecules act like tiny mirrors that spin light to the right, and chemists call this dextrogyration—it's one of the cool ways molecules reveal their secrets through light!
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