Levulose

[levjulәus]

Definition

(n.) 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.

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Definition

n. a sugar isomeric with dextrose but turning the plane of polarisation to the left.

Checked by Brett