saccharic acid

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a diacid, COOH(CHOH)COOH, obtained by the oxidation of glucose and other hexoses by nitric acid

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noun
A white crystalline acid, COOH(CHOH)4COOH, formed by the oxidation of glucose, sucrose, or starch.

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