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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mucic acid1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mucic acid1

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

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