levulin

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noun

A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, that yields levulose on decomposition.

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Meanings

nounlevulin (countable and uncountable, plural levulins)

plural levulins · alternative laevulin

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, that yields levulose on decomposition.
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