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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Melassic

· Me·las·sic · IPA
01 a. Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid (also called D-glucari…
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid (also called D-glucaric acid or tetrahydroxyadipic acid). See Saccharic.(Chem.) Also: saccharic, D-glucaric, tetrahydroxyadipic See: Saccharic