laevo- or (US) levo-
combining form
on or towards the left
⇒
laevorotation
(in chemistry) denoting a laevorotatory compound
⇒
laevulose
Origin
from Latin laevus leftlaevo-
1
variant of levo-.
Related Word
- levo-
laevo-denoting a substance that rotates the plane of plane-polarised light to the left. Symbol: l-, l
Also, US, levo-. [Latin laevus left]
laevo-
（亦作levo-）
combining form
- on or to the left表示“向左的, 在左侧, 左旋的”：
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laevorotatory.
词源
from Latin laevus 'left'.
ORIGIN: from Latin laevus left + -o-
laevo-
combining form. a variant of levo-, as in laevorotatory.
laevo-
I.
see laev-
II.combining form
see lev-
I.
see laev-
II.
see lev-
laevo-
Prefix
- chemistry Alternative spelling of levo-