mucic acid

mu·cic acid

 (myo͞o′sĭk)

n.

An organic acid, C₆H₁₀O₈, often derived from milk sugar.

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mucic acid

(ˈmjuːsɪk)

n

(Elements & Compounds) a colourless crystalline solid carboxylic acid found in milk sugar and used in the manufacture of pyrrole. Formula: C4H4(OH)4(COOH)2

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

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mu′cic ac′id

(ˈmyu sɪk)
n.

a white, crystalline powder, C₆H₁₀O₈, obtained by the oxidation of lactose and used in organic synthesis.

[1830–40; < French mucique; see mucus, -ic]

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mucic acid - a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar carboxylic acid - an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

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