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Definition of Glyceric

1. a. Pertaining to, or derived from, glycerin.

Definition of Glyceric

1. Adjective. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to glycerol ¹

2. Adjective. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to glyceric acid or its derivatives ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glyceric

1. glycerin [adj] - See also: glycerin

Medical Definition of Glyceric

1. Pertaining to, or derived from, glycerin. Glyceric acid, an organic acid, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycerin, as a thick liquid. It is a hydroxyl derivative of propionic acid, and has both acid and alcoholic properties. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glyceric

Literary usage of Glyceric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"In. order to prepare glyceric acid a long cylinder is filled with equal parts of ... Boiling water converts this anhydride only slowly into glyceric acid, ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"more definitely than has yet been done the composition of the crude glyceric aldehyde syrup employed and if possible to develop a method for purifying it. ..."

3. A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1873)
"glyceric acid, wh»n concentrated, is a colorless non-crystallizing syrup which, when heated for some lime to 10">° C. (±J1° F ), gives off water and is ..."

4. Principles of Theoretical Chemistry: With Special Reference to the by Ira Remsen (1883)
"glyceric Acid is obtained by partially oxidizing glycerin. As the acid contains the same number of carbon atoms as glycerin contains, it is assumed that the ..."

5. Electrolysis and Electrosynthesis of Organic Compounds by Walther Löb (1898)
"glyceric Acid.—Like mandelic acid, glyceric acid was decomposed into carbon ... Phenyl-glyceric Acid.—The products resulting from the electrolysis of this ..."

6. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1863)
"Similarly, there is the same difference between glyceric acid, ... There is little doubt that these acids —glyoxylic and glyceric, ..."

7. Lecture Notes for Chemical Students by Edward Frankland (1872)
"By the slow action of nitric acid, glycerin is converted into glyceric acid:— ... glyceric Water. acid. ..."

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