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A kind of leveling instrument. See under Level, n.
The level formed by the surface of still water.
Turning the plane of polarized light to the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid; levogyratory crystals, etc.
The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.
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a.
Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Levy
a.
Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose).
imp. & p. p.
of Levy
n.
The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc.
n.
An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating levulose.
n.
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.
v. t.
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.
pl.
of Levy
n.
Alt. of Levynite
n.
That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc.
v. t.
To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions.
v. i.
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.
a.
Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc.
v. t.
To gather or exact; as, to levy money.
n.
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.
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