Le"vo- (?).
A prefix from L. laevus
, meaning: (a)
Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory
. (b)
Chem. & Opt.
Turning the plane of polarized light to the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid; levogyratory crystals, etc.
[Written also
laevo-.]
© Webster 1913.