n. [ See Saccholactic. ] (Chem.) A salt of saccholactic acid; -- formerly called also
a. [ L. saccharon sugar + lac, lactis, milk. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called mucic acid; saccholic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Saccholactic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]