|mevə|länik- noun
Etymology: me thyl + val erolact one + -ic
: a branched dihydroxy acid (HO 2 C 5 H 9 COOH that is obtained by extraction of dried distillers' solubles with organic solvents or made synthetically and that is changed by enzymes in acid solution into squalene; 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methyl-valeric acid