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levulose |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Levulose \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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: levulose n : a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits [syn: {fructose}, {fruit sugar}, {laevulose}]
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