Definitions for: Levulin

Webster (1913) Definition: Lev"u*lin (l[e^]v"[-u]*l[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
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
l[ae]vulin.]