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sac·char·ic acid sə-.kar-ik- n a dicarboxylic acid C6H10O8 derived from glucose or its derivatives by oxidation with nitric acid
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sac·char·ic ac·id (sə-karґik) 1. glucaric acid. 2. more generally, any dicarboxylic sugar acid.Medical dictionary. 2011.