Levulose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See fructose.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized, occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence called also fruit sugar; also called fructose. Chemical formula: C6H12O6. It is called levulose, because it rotates the plane of polarization of light to the left, in contrast to dextrose, the other product of the hydrolysis of sucrose.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sugar (C6H12O6) isomeric with dextrose, but distinguished from it by turning the plane of polarization to the left.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
    • Antonym
    dextrose    L-fructose    L-Fructose   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ketohexose    monosaccharide    hexose    fructose   
    Variant
    fruit sugar    fructose    laevulose   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    levoglucose    D-Fructose    D-fructose   
     
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