laevulinlevulinn.
/ˈliːvjʊlɪn/ Chemistry.
A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the roots of certain composite plants.
ΚΠ
1897 Naturalist 44 The root contains..also sugar, levulin, while its juice exposed to the air ferments.
Derivatives
laevulinic n. only in laevulinic acid (see quot. 1888).
ΚΠ
1888 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Lævulin, C6H10O5..Lævulinic acid..C5H8O3.
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