metasaccharinic

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ saccharinic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪnɪk

Adjective

metasaccharinic (not comparable)

1. Relating to a metasaccharinic acid or its derivative
   • 2015 September 15, “Anoxic Biodegradation of Isosaccharinic Acids at Alkaline pH by Natural Microbial Communities”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This abiotic process generates a range of soluble cellulose degradation products (CDP) including: the α and β forms of isosaccharinic acid (ISA) (Fig A in S1 File ); the α and β forms of metasaccharinic acid and a range of small organic molecules.