saccharate

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sac⋅cha⋅rate

[sak-uh-reyt]

–noun Chemistry.

1.	a salt of saccharic acid.

2.	a compound formed by interaction of sucrose with a metallic oxide, usually lime, and useful in the purification of sugar.

Origin:
1805–15; sacchar(ic acid) + -ate ²

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sac·cha·rate (sāk'ə-rāt')

n. A salt or an ester of saccharic acid.

[sacchar(ic acid) + -ate².]

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Main Entry: sac·cha·rate
Pronunciation: 'sak-&-"rAt, -r&t
Function: noun
1 : a salt or ester of saccharic acid
2 : a metallic derivative of a sugar usually with a bivalent metal (as calcium, strontium, or barium); especially :

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