Levulin /(lĕv"ū̇*lĭn)/

Lev·u·lin

Levulin

n.
  1. 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. (Chem.)