mucic acid
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C6H10O8, obtained by the oxidation of certain gums, milk sugar, or galactose, and used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called
saccharolactic acid.
Origin of mucic acid
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby mucic acid
much sought after,
muchness,
mucho,
muci-,
mucic,
mucic acid,
mucid,
muciferous,
muciform,
mucigel,
mucigen
British Dictionary definitions for mucic acid
mucic acid
/ (ˈmjuːsɪk) /
noun
a colourless crystalline solid carboxylic acid found in milk sugar and used in the manufacture of pyrrole. Formula: C 4 H 4 (OH) 4 (COOH) 2
Word Origin for mucic acid
C19:
mucic, from French
mucique; see
mucus,
-ic