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saccharum

saccharum noun: invert sugar.

Noun

saccharum (countable and uncountable, plural saccharums)

  1. (archaic) Invert sugar.
    • Thus, when analysing these sugars, we make a point of determining the extent of inversion accomplished, and freedom from albuminous matter and ash, for it will be seen that the chief difference between the saccharums and invert sugars in the market is exemplified by variation in these respects […]1884, Frank Faulkner, The Theory and Practice of Modern Brewing, page 101

Forms of saccharum

pluralsaccharums

Questions about saccharum

What does saccharum mean?
Saccharum means invert sugar.
What part of speech is saccharum?
Saccharum is a noun.
What is the plural of saccharum?
The plural of saccharum is saccharums.

Words near saccharum in the dictionary

  1. saccharopinuria
  2. saccharose
  3. saccharoses
  4. saccharosuria
  5. saccharous
  6. saccharum
  7. saccharums
  8. Sacchetti
  9. Sacchettis
  10. saccholactate
  11. saccholactates

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