- lev|u|lin|ic acid
- lev|u|lin|ic acid «LEHV yuh LIHN ihk»,an acid obtained chiefly by treating sugar with hydrochloric acid, used in the manufacture of plastics, nylon, etc. Formula: C5H8O3
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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
levulinic acid — /lev yeuh lin ik, lev /, Chem. a white or colorless, water soluble solid, C5H8O3, produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. [LEVUL(OSE) + IN2 +… … Universalium
aminolevulinic acid — (ALA) ami·no·lev·u·lin·ic ac·id (ALA) (ə me″no lev″u linґik) δ aminolevulinic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of heme, produced from succinyl CoA and glycine. Two molecules of ALA are condensed to form porphobilinogen … Medical dictionary
levulinic acid — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|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 CH3CO(CH2)2COOH obtained … Useful english dictionary
aminolevulinate — ami·no·lev·u·lin·ate (ə me″no lev″u linґāt) the conjugate base of aminolevulinic acid … Medical dictionary
acetyl-propionic — Levulinic Lev u*lin ic ( l[i^]n [i^]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also {acetyl propionic} acid), {C5H8O3}, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose). [Written also {l[ae]vulinic}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
C5H8O3 — Levulinic Lev u*lin ic ( l[i^]n [i^]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also {acetyl propionic} acid), {C5H8O3}, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose). [Written also {l[ae]vulinic}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laevulinic — Levulinic Lev u*lin ic ( l[i^]n [i^]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also {acetyl propionic} acid), {C5H8O3}, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose). [Written also {l[ae]vulinic}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levulinic — Lev u*lin ic ( l[i^]n [i^]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also {acetyl propionic} acid), {C5H8O3}, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose). [Written also {l[ae]vulinic}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
