'Levulinic' definitions:

Definition of 'Levulinic'

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  • Levulinic \Lev`u*lin"ic\ (-l[i^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose). [Written also laevulinic.] [1913 Webster]

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