levoglucose
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levoglucose — /lee veuh glooh kohs/, n. Chem. See under glucose (def. 1). [LEVO + GLUCOSE] * * * … Universalium
levoglucose — noun levulose (D fructose), the left rotating form of fructose … Wiktionary
levoglucose — /livoʊˈglukoʊz/ (say leevoh gloohkohz), / koʊs/ (say kohs) noun US → laevoglucose …
levoglucose — /lee veuh glooh kohs/, n. Chem. See under glucose (def. 1). [LEVO + GLUCOSE] … Useful english dictionary
levo- — US var. of LAEVO . * * * see lev * * * a combining form meaning left, levorotatory, used in the formation of compound words: levoglucose; levorotation. Also, laevo ; esp. before a vowel, lev . [repr. L laevus left, on the left; see O ] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
glucose — glucosic, adj. /glooh kohs/, n. Biochem. 1. a sugar, C6H12O6, having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or d glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness … Universalium
levo- — a combining form meaning left, levorotatory, used in the formation of compound words: levoglucose; levorotation. Also, laevo ; esp. before a vowel, lev . [repr. L laevus left, on the left; see O ] * * * … Universalium
levulose — noun D fructose, the left rotating stereoisomer of fructose Syn: levoglucose, D fructose, D Fructose Ant: L fructose, L Fructose See Also: dextrose … Wiktionary
fructose — The d isomer (also referred to as fruit sugar, levoglucose, levulose, and d arabino 2 hexulose) is a 2 ketohexose that is physiologically the most important of the ketohexoses and one of the two products of sucrose hydrolysis; it is metabolized… … Medical dictionary
levo- — chem. aff. a combining form meaning “left,”“levorotatory”: levoglucose[/ex] • Etymology: repr. L laevus left, on the left; see o … From formal English to slang
