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| op·ti·cal ac·tiv·i·ty |
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ability to affect polarized light: the property of a crystal or a chemical solution of rotating the plane of polarized light that passes through it. In the case of solutions, the rotation is caused by asymmetric molecules and the angle of rotation depends on the thickness of the substance.
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