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Metallic vs Saccharate - What's the difference?

metallic | saccharate |

As nouns the difference between metallic and saccharate

is that metallic is a metallic color while saccharate is a salt or ester of saccharic acid.

As an adjective metallic

is made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

metallic

English

Alternative forms

* metallick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

    • Derived terms

    * intermetallic * metallically * metallicity

    Related terms

    * metal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A color
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    saccharate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A salt or ester of saccharic acid.
  • A metallic derivative of a sugar, usually with a bivalent metal - especially sucrate (not used systematically)