mutarotation

noun

Etymology

From muta- + rotation.

  1. borrowed from rotātiō
  2. formed as mutarotation — “muta- + rotation

Definitions

  1. A dynamic change in the rotation of polarized light as it passes through a fresh solution…

    A dynamic change in the rotation of polarized light as it passes through a fresh solution of some sugars as an equilibrium mixture of anomers is formed

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mutarotation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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