lev·u·lin·ic acid
or Brit lae*vu*lin*ic acid n : 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 .
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