C5H8O3

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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
     {laevulinic}.]
     [1913 Webster]