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Sacchulmic
Pronunciation : Sac*chul"mic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Saccharine + ulmic.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a dark amorphous substance by the long-continued boiling of sucrose with very dilute sulphuric acid. It resembles humic acid. [Written also sacculmic.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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