a white soluble solid dicarboxylic acid obtained by the oxidation of cane sugar or starch; 2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-hexanedioic acid. Formula: COOH(CHOH)4COOH
saccharic acid in American English
a diacid, COOH(CHOH)4COOH, obtained by the oxidation of glucose and other hexoses by nitric acid