levulose

Etymology
Latin for "left" + connector "l" + sugar left sugar

Noun

 * 1)  D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose.

Usage notes
This is not L-fructose, despite being named that way; it is D-fructose, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research

Alternative forms

 * lævulose
 * laevulose

Synonyms

 * levoglucose
 * D-fructose / D-Fructose

Antonyms

 * L-fructose / L-Fructose

Hypernyms

 * fructose
 * ketohexose
 * hexose
 * monosaccharide

Related terms

 * dextrose right sugar