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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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