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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An optically inactive, syrupy sugar, said to be formed by the action of silver nitrate on cane-sugar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically
inactive .
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- noun organic chemistry An
optically inactive variety ofsugar , found in certainplants .
Etymologies
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inactive + -ose
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