Levulin

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

  Levulin \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}.]


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