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Dulcite

Dul′cite

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
dulcite
, fr. L.
dulcis
sweet.]
(Chem.)
A white, sugarlike substance,
C6H8.(OH)2
, occurring naturally in a manna from Madagascar, and in certain plants, and produced artificially by the reduction of galactose and lactose or milk sugar.

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dulcite

dulcite

English

Noun

dulcite (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A white, sugar-like substance, C6H8.(OH)2, occurring naturally in a manna from Madagascar, and in certain plants, and produced artificially by the reduction of galactose and lactose.

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  • IPA(key): /dyl.sit/

Noun

dulcite f (uncountable)

  1. dulcite

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