levulinic acid
noun
lev·u·lin·ic acid
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or British laevulinic acid \ ˌlēv-
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Medical Definition of levulinic acid
: a crystalline keto acid C5H8O3 obtained by action of dilute acids on hexoses (as levulose) and on substances (as starch or sucrose) that yield hexoses on hydrolysis