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melassic acid

melassic acid noun: an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, probably identical with saccharic acid.

Noun

melassic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An acid obtained from molasses or glucose, probably identical with saccharic acid.

Origin of melassic acid

See molasses, -ic, acid.

Questions about melassic acid

What does melassic acid mean?
Melassic acid means an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, probably identical with saccharic acid.
What part of speech is melassic acid?
Melassic acid is a noun.

Words near melassic acid in the dictionary

  1. melasmus
  2. Melason
  3. melaspileacean
  4. melaspileaceans
  5. melasses
  6. melassic acid
  7. melassigenic
  8. melastatin
  9. melastatine
  10. melastin
  11. melastoma

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