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mucic acid
noun
, Chemistry.
- 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
- 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
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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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