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mucic

[myoo-sik]

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adjective Chemistry.

of or derived from mucic acid.

Origin of mucic

First recorded in 1800–10; muc- + -ic

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Examples from the Web for mucic

Historical Examples of mucic

If heated with strong nitric acid it gives oxalic, and not mucic acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3
Various
Moderately strong nitric acid changes it into mucic, saccharic, tartaric and oxalic acids.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6
Various
When boiled with nitric acid, it is oxidized to mucic, saccharic, and oxalic acids.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher