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GLYCERIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glyceric acid mean?
• GLYCERIC ACID (noun)
The noun GLYCERIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde
Familiarity information: GLYCERIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("glyceric acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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