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From meta- + saccharinic acid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
metasaccharinic acid
Today it means: Any of a family of polyhydroxy carboxylic acids formed by direct dismutation of an aldose sugar. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of a family of polyhydroxy carboxylic acids formed by direct dismutation of an aldose sugar. Full definition →
From meta- + saccharinic acid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.