levulose

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levulose

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

noun levuloses · lævulose · laevulose

countable, uncountable 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.
Similar: levoglucose, D-fructose

Opposite: L-fructose

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Opposite: L-fructose

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@misc{levulose_2026,
  title = {levulose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/levulose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}