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}.]
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