Definition of Dulcite. Meaning of Dulcite. Synonyms of Dulcite

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Definition of Dulcite

Dulcite
Dulcite Dul"cite, n. [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.

Meaning of Dulcite from wikipedia

- Galactitol (dulcitol) is a sugar alcohol, the reduction product of galactose. It has a slightly sweet taste. In people with galactokinase deficiency, a...
- oxidation of galactose or galactose-containing compounds such as lactose, dulcite, quercite, and most varieties of gum. Mucic acid forms a crystalline powder...
- sugar present in glucosides, many are known which yield rhamnose or iso-dulcite; these may be termed pentosides. Much attention has been given to the non-sugar...