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from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting fatty acids in which part of the hydrogen is replaced by hydroxyl, as lactic acid, C2H4(OH)CO2H, glyceric acid, C2H3(OH)2-CO2H, and saccharic acid, C5H7(OH)4CO2H.
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