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glyceric acid

 
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–noun
a colorless, syrupy liquid, C3H6O4, obtained by oxidizing glycerol.
Origin:
1860–65
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gly·cer·ic acid   (glĭ-sěr'ĭk)   
n.  A colorless syrupy acid, C3H6O4, obtained from oxidation of glycerol.

[glycer(in) + -ic.]
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Main Entry: gly·cer·ic acid
Pronunciation: glis-"er-ik-
Function: noun
: a syrupy acid C3H6O4 obtainable byoxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde
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glyceric acid gly·cer·ic acid (glĭ-sěr'ĭk)
n.
A colorless syrupy acid obtained from oxidation of glycerol.

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