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levoglucosan

levoglucosan noun: a bridged, polyhydroxy heterocycle, 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,3,4-triol or 1,6-anhydro-beta-D-glucose, formed by controlled pyrolysis of various carbohydrates.

Noun

levoglucosan (usually uncountable, plural levoglucosans)

  1. (usually) A bridged, polyhydroxy heterocycle, 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,3,4-triol or 1,6-anhydro-beta-D-glucose, formed by controlled pyrolysis of various carbohydrates

Forms of levoglucosan

plurallevoglucosans

Questions about levoglucosan

What does levoglucosan mean?
Levoglucosan means a bridged, polyhydroxy heterocycle, 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,3,4-triol or 1,6-anhydro-beta-D-glucose, formed by controlled pyrolysis of various carbohydrates.
What part of speech is levoglucosan?
Levoglucosan is a noun.
What is the plural of levoglucosan?
The plural of levoglucosan is levoglucosans.

Words near levoglucosan in the dictionary

  1. levofloxacin
  2. levofolinate
  3. levofolinates
  4. levofolinic acid
  5. levofuraltadone
  6. levoglucosan
  7. levoglucosans
  8. levoglucose
  9. levoglucosenone
  10. levogyrate
  11. levogyration

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