saccharic acid love

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C6H10O8, formed by the oxidation of glucose, sucrose, or starch.

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  • noun biochemistry The aldaric acid derived from glucose

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  • noun a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch

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