levulose
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nonlevulose adjective
Etymology
Origin of levulose
Example Sentences
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This difference seems to be due to the varying proportion of natural glucose, which will crystallize, and levulose, or mellose, which will not crystallize.
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Of special interest, in its bearings on this point, is the direct transformation of levulose into furfural derivatives, which takes place under the action of condensing agents.
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Lemons differ from oranges in containing more citric acid and less sucrose, levulose, and dextrose.
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The cane sugar, however, does not ferment directly: the enzyme in the yeast first transforms the sugar into dextrose and levulose, and these sugars then undergo alcoholic fermentation.
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The important members of the second class are grape sugar, or dextrose, and fruit sugar, or levulose, both of which are found in fruits and in honey.
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