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Definitions for: Levulose [n] a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
Synonyms: fructose, fruit sugar, laevulose
See Also: ketohexose
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