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- English Word Levo- Definition Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory.
- English Word Levo- Definition Turning the plane of polarized light to the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid; levogyratory crystals, etc.
- English Word Levogyrate Definition Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.
- English Word Levorotatory Definition Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc.
- English Word Levulin Definition A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless, spongy, amorphous material. It is so called because by decomposition it yields levulose.
- English Word Levulinic Definition Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose).
- English Word Levulosan Definition An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating levulose.
- English Word Levulose Definition A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized, occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence called also fruit sugar. It is called levulose, because it rotates the plane of polarization to the left.
- English Word Levy Definition A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12/ cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d.
- English Word Levy Definition The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc.
- English Word Levy Definition That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc.
- English Word Levy Definition The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution.
- English Word Levy Definition To raise, as a siege.
- English Word Levy Definition To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc.
- English Word Levy Definition To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions.
- English Word Levy Definition To gather or exact; as, to levy money.
- English Word Levy Definition To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc.
- English Word Levy Definition To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
- English Word Levy Definition To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods.
- English Word Levying Definition of Levy