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levulose

levulose noun: d-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose.

Noun

levulose (countable and uncountable, plural levuloses)

  1. D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose.
    • The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263

levulose meaning in Tamil

levulose in Tamil

லெவுலோஸ், லவுலாஸ்

Synonyms of levulose

Antonyms

Forms of levulose

plurallevuloses
alternative formlævulose
alternative formlaevulose

Origin of levulose

Blend of Latin laevus + -ule + -ose. By surface analysis, lev(us) + -ule + -ose.

Words formed from levulose

Questions about levulose

What does levulose mean?
Levulose means d-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose.
What is levulose in Tamil?
Levulose in Tamil is லெவுலோஸ், லவுலாஸ். See Levulose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is levulose?
Levulose is a noun.
What is the plural of levulose?
The plural of levulose is levuloses.

Words near levulose in the dictionary

  1. levulinic
  2. levulinic acid
  3. levulins
  4. levulosan
  5. levulosans
  6. levulose
  7. levuloses
  8. levulosuria
  9. levy
  10. Levy County
  11. levy en masse

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