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Definitions for Levoglucose
[1] See under glucose(def 1) .
[2] a sugar, C6 H12 O6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
[3] Also called starch syrup. a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrine, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch.
[4] a white crystalline monosaccharide sugar that has several optically active forms, the most abundant being dextrose: a major energy source in metabolism. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6
[5] a yellowish syrup (or, after desiccation, a solid) containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrin, obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of starch: used in confectionery, fermentation, etc
Words nearby Levoglucose
levobunolol hydrochloride, levocardia, levoclination, levodopa, levoduction, levoglucose, levorotation, levorotatory, levorphanol, levorphanol tartrate, levotorsion
Origin of Levoglucose
glucose1830–40; < French < Greek glyk(ýs ) sweet + French -ose -ose2
Other words from Levoglucose
glu·cos·ic , adjective
non·glu·cose , noun
Word origin for Levoglucose
glucoseC19: from French, from Greek gleukos sweet wine; related to Greek glukus sweet