multirotationn.
/ˌmʌltɪrə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌməltiˌroʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n/; see also multi- comb. form. Chemistry.
= mutarotation n.
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1890 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 58 1084 The authors propose to employ the term ‘multi-rotation’ to denote the change..of rotatory power which takes place in a sugar solution, from immediately after its preparation in the cold until constant rotation is attained.
1904 J. W. Mellor Chem. Statics & Dynamics 224 The influence of acids upon the rate of multirotation of sugars.
1935 R. S. Tipson & E. T. Stiller in B. Harrow & C. P. Sherwin Textbk. Biochem. ii. 43 In the course of time other sugars were examined, and it was found that the rotation is not necessarily halved, so the phenomenon was named multirotation.
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