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mucic acid

 
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–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C6H1 0O8, obtained by the oxidation of certain gums, milk sugar, or galactose, and used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called saccharolactic acid.

Origin:
1830–40
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mu·cic acid   (myōō'sĭk)   
n.  An organic acid, C6H10O8, often derived from milk sugar.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: mu·cic acid
Pronunciation: "myü-sik-
Function: noun
: an optically inactive crystalline acid C6H10O8obtained from galactose or lactose by oxidation with nitric acid
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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