The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Saccharic \Sac*char"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, saccharine substances;
specifically, designating an acid obtained, as a white
amorphous gummy mass, by the oxidation of mannite, glucose,
sucrose, etc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Melassic \Me*las"sic\, a. [See Molasses.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses
or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid
(also called D-glucaric acid or tetrahydroxyadipic acid).
See Saccharic.
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