saccharic acid

sac·char·ic ac·id

(sak'ă-rik as'id),

Term used to denote the class of dicarboxy sugar acids.

saccharic acid

(sə-kăr′ĭk)

n.

A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₆H₁₀O₈, formed by the oxidation of glucose, sucrose, or starch.

saccharic acid

A dicarboxy sugar acid derived by oxidising a sugar (e.g.,  glucose) with nitric acid.