• (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).
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Lev`u·lin'ic (-lĭn'ĭk)
adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also
acetyl-propionic acid ), C
5 H
8 O
3 , obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose). [ Written also
lævulinic .]
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