Word: dextrogyrate
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dex
tro
gy
rate
Definition: dextrorotatory; rotating to the right
Morphemes:
Affix: dextro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denoting a dextrorotatory form of an enantiomer; either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dexter
Language: la
Decoded: dexter
Meaning: right
Affix: gyrate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.