LEVULINS

Noun

levulins

plural of levulin

Source: Wiktionary


LEVULIN

Lev"u*lin, n. (Chem.)

Definition: A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless, spongy, amorphous material. It is so called because by decomposition it yields levulose. [Written also lævulin.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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