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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Levogyrate \Le`vo*gy"rate\ (-j[imac]"r[asl]t), a. [Levo- + gyrate.] (Chem., Physics, Biochem.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization of light towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.; levorotatory. [Written also l[ae]vogyrate.] [1913 Webster]