levoglucose

le·vo·glu·cose

L l

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee-vuh-gloo-kohs]
- /ˌli vəˈglu koʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee-vuh-gloo-kohs]
- /ˌli vəˈglu koʊs/

Definitions of levoglucose word

noun levoglucose a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , 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. 1
noun levoglucose Also called starch syrup. a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrine, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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