'tetrahydroxyadipic' definitions:

Definition of 'tetrahydroxyadipic'

From: GCIDE

Melassic \Me*las"sic\, a. [See Molasses.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid (also called D-glucaric acid or tetrahydroxyadipic acid). See Saccharic. [1913 Webster]