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saccharate definition

sac·cha·rate (-rāt′, -rit)

noun

  1. a salt or ester of saccharic acid
  2. a compound of sugar with the oxide of calcium, strontium, or a similar metal

Etymology: sacchar- + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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