Saccharone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saccharone \Sac"cha*rone\, n. [Saccharin + lactone.] (Chem.)
     (a) A white crystalline substance, {C6H8O6}, obtained by the
         oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of
         saccharonic acid.
     (b) An oily liquid, {C6H10O2}, obtained by the reduction of
         saccharin.


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