About The Word Levulose
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Levulose
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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}.]
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