About The Word Levulose

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Levulose to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Levulose definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Levulose

Levulose Meaning & Definition
Levulose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Levulose?

[n] a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits

Synonyms | Synonyms for Levulose: fructose | fruit sugar | laevulose

Related Terms | Find terms related to Levulose:

See Also | ketohexose

Levulose In Webster's Dictionary

\Lev"u*lose`\ (l[e^]v"[-u]*l[=o]s`), n. [See {Levo-}.] (Chem.) A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized, occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence called also {fruit sugar}. It is called levulose, because it rotates the plane of polarization to the left. [Written also {l[ae]vulose}.]

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
  • Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
  • Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
  • Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
  • Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
  • Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
  • Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
  • Apatura ‐ large Old World…
  • Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
  • Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…