1. (chemistry, physics) a property caused by asymmetrical molecular or crystal structure that enables a compound or crystal to rotate the plane of incident polarized light
   - optical rotation

Encyclopedia: Optical activity

• cherry apple
• cherry birch
• cherry bomb
• cherry crab
• cherry laurel
• cherry pepper
• cherry picker
• cherry plum
• cherry tomato
• cherry tree
• cherry-pick
• cherry-red
• cherry-sized
• cherry-tree gum
• cherrystone
• cherrystone clam
• chersonese
• chert
• cherty
• cherub
• cherubic
• Cherubini
• chervil
• Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake Bay retriever