glycericadj.
/ɡlɪˈsɛrɪk//ˈɡlɪsərɪk/ Chemistry.
Of, derived from, or relating to glycerine. glyceric acid, an acid obtained by the action of nitric acid on glycerine.
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1864 H. Watts Dict. Chem. II. 876 Glyceric acid is isomeric with pyruvic acid.
1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 10) 665 Glyceric monochlorhydrin.
1880 E. Cleminshaw tr. C. A. Wurtz Atomic Theory 200 The several series of glyceric ethers are comparable to the several series of ordinary phosphates.
1885 I. Remsen Introd. Study Compounds of Carbon (1888) 166 Glyceric acid is a thick syrup which mixes with water and alcohol.
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