SACCHARIC ACID


Meaning of SACCHARIC ACID in English

Chem.

a white, needlelike, crystalline, water-soluble solid or syrup, C 6 H 10 O 8 , usually made by the oxidation of cane sugar, glucose, or starch by nitric acid. Also called glucaric acid .

[ 1790-1800 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .