SINISTRALITY
Sin`is*tral"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sinistral.
SINISTRALLY
Sin"is*tral*ly, adv.
Defn: Toward the left; in a sinistral manner. J. Le Conte.
SINISTRIN
Sin"is*trin, n. Etym: [L. sinister left.] (Chem.)
Defn: A mucilaginous carbohydrate, resembling achroödextrin, extracted from squill as a colorless amorphous substance; — so called because it is levorotatory.
SINISTRORSAL Sin`is*tror"sal, a. Etym: [L.sinistrorsus, sinistroversus, turned toward the left side; sinister left + vertere, vortere, versum, vorsum, to turn.]
Defn: Rising spirally from right to left (of the spectator); sinistrorse.
SINISTRORSE
Sin"is*trorse`, a. Etym: [See Sinistrolsal.]
Defn: Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; - - the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse.