levulic acid — SYN: levulinic acid … Medical dictionary
levulinic acid — 4 Oxopentanoic acid; formed by the action of hot, strong acids on hexoses. SEE ALSO: δ aminolevulinic acid. SYN: levulic acid. * * * lev·u·lin·ic acid .lev yə .lin ik or Brit lae·vu·lin·ic acid .lēv n a crystalline keto acid C5H8O3 obtained by… … Medical dictionary
laevulic acid — /liˌvjulɪk ˈæsəd/ (say lee.vyoohlik asuhd) noun a hygroscopic acid, CH3COCH2CH2COOH, obtained industrially from sugar by reaction with hydrochloric acid, and used to clean metals, such as milk cans, to guard against bacterial infection. Also,… …
levulinic acid — /ˌlɛvjəlɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (say .levyuhlinik asuhd) noun US → laevulic acid. Also, levulic acid …