'C6H8OH2' definitions:

Definition of 'C6H8OH2'

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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. [1913 Webster]