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.
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