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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The crystalline lactone, C6-H10O5 + H2O, of saccharonic acid, from which it. is formed when a solution is evaporated by heat or in a desiccator. It melts at 145–146° C.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A white crystalline substance, C6H8O6, obtained by the oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid.
  • noun An oily liquid, C6H10O2, obtained by the reduction of saccharin.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry the lactone of saccharonic acid

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