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SACCHARATE
Etymology
Noun
saccharate (plural saccharates)
A salt or ester of saccharic acid.
A metallic derivative of a sugar, usually with a bivalent metal - especially sucrate (not used systematically)
Source: Wiktionary
Sac"cha*rate, n. (Chem.) (a) A salt of saccharic acid. (b) In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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