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SACCHARIC ACID

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

• SACCHARIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

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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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