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SACCHARIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does saccharic acid mean?
• SACCHARIC ACID (noun)
The noun SACCHARIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
Familiarity information: SACCHARIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("saccharic acid" is a kind of...):
carboxylic acid (an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups)
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