LEVULINIC ACID


Meaning of LEVULINIC ACID in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|linik- noun

Etymology: levulinic International Scientific Vocabulary levulin substance yielding levulose on hydrolysis (International Scientific Vocabulary levul- — from levulose — + -in ) + -ic

: a crystalline keto acid CH 3 CO(CH 2 ) 2 COOH 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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