saccharic, a.
(səˈkærɪk)
[f. med.L. sacchar-um sugar + -ic. Cf. F. saccharique.]
1. Chem. saccharic acid: (a) a dibasic acid formed by the action of nitric acid on dextrose; oxalhydric acid; (b) a monobasic acid forming crystalline salts prepared by the action of bases on glucoses. saccharic ether, an ether obtained from saccharic acid.
| 1800 Med. Jrnl. IV. 185 By a chemical analysis, those crystals were found to consist of saccharic acid. 1838 R. D. Thomson in Brit. Ann. for 1839. 347 Saccharic Acid..was first noticed by Scheele as being obtained from the action of acids upon mucous bodies, or sugar. 1866 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 325 Lactose, when oxidized, yields mucic, saccharic, tartaric, and oxalic acids. 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 143 Saccharic ethers. |
2. Also loosely: sweet.
| 1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 138 Anything from porter and sour Crimean wine to..exalted, if saccharic champagne. |