mucic acid
nounChemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C6H10O8, obtained by the oxidation of certain gums, milk sugar, or galactose, and used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Origin of mucic acid
1First recorded in 1830–40
- Also called saccharolactic acid.
Words Nearby mucic acid
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How to use mucic acid in a sentence
If heated with strong nitric acid it gives oxalic, and not mucic acid.
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
Origin of mucic acid
1C19: mucic, from French mucique; see mucus, -ic
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