saccharic

[ suh-kar-ik ]

/ səˈkær ɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or derived from saccharin or a saccharine substance.

of or derived from saccharic acid.

Nearby words

saccadic, saccate, sacchar-, saccharase, saccharate, saccharic, saccharic acid, saccharide, sacchariferous, saccharify, saccharimeter

Origin of saccharic

First recorded in 1790–1800; sacchar- + -ic

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Examples from the Web for saccharic

Used to make nitro-saccharate of lead, and as a source of saccharic acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Moderately strong nitric acid changes it into mucic, saccharic, tartaric and oxalic acids.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various
When boiled with nitric acid, it is oxidized to mucic, saccharic, and oxalic acids.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
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 Dyer|Alexander Paul