saccharic
[suh-kar-ik]
- of or derived from saccharin or a saccharine substance.
- of or derived from saccharic acid.
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Origin of saccharic
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Prepare a bath with one and one-half per cent., of the weight of feathers, saccharic acid, one-quarter per cent.
The Practical Ostrich Feather DyerAlexander Paul
Used to make nitro-saccharate of lead, and as a source of saccharic acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
Moderately strong nitric acid changes it into mucic, saccharic, tartaric and oxalic acids.
When boiled with nitric acid, it is oxidized to mucic, saccharic, and oxalic acids.
The Chemistry of Plant LifeRoscoe Wilfred Thatcher