saccharic

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saccharic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Saccharic \Sac*char"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, saccharine substances;
     specifically, designating an acid obtained, as a white
     amorphous gummy mass, by the oxidation of mannite, glucose,
     sucrose, etc.
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  Melassic \Me*las"sic\, a. [See Molasses.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses
     or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid
     (also called D-glucaric acid or tetrahydroxyadipic acid).
     See Saccharic.
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