noun
- Plural of levulin; polymers or compounds derived from levulose (fructose) or produced by the dehydration of fructose.
Usage: chemistry; technical; rare in general usage
Examples
- Levulins are studied in carbohydrate chemistry for their potential industrial applications.
- The dehydration of fructose can produce various levulins with different molecular structures.
- Researchers investigated the properties of levulins as precursors for biofuels.