mucic

[ myoo-sik ]

/ ˈmyu sɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or derived from mucic acid.

Nearby words

much less, much sought after, muchness, mucho, muci-, mucic, mucic acid, mucid, muciferous, muciform, mucigel

Origin of mucic

First recorded in 1800–10; muc- + -ic

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Examples from the Web for 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