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Definition of: levulinic
(lev′yə·lin′ik) adjective Chem.
Denoting an odorless, colorless acid, C5H8O3, extracted from the nucleic acid of the thymus gland and also obtained synthetically by heating levulose and certain other sugars with concentrated hydrochloric acid.
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