mucic acid

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 1 0 O 8 , obtained by the oxidation of certain gums, milk sugar, or galactose, and used chiefly in organic synthesis.

mucic acid

/ ˈmjuːsɪk /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of mucic acid¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucic acid¹

C19: mucic , from French mucique; see mucus , -ic

Example Sentences

If heated with strong nitric acid it gives oxalic, and not mucic acid.

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