mucic acid

noun

A dicarboxylic acid, HOOC-(CHOH)₄-COOH, produced by the oxidation of the milk sugar galactose, used as a test for the presence of galactose or lactose.

Similar
galactaric acid
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Meanings

nounmucic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA dicarboxylic acid, HOOC-(CHOH)₄-COOH, produced by the oxidation of the milk sugar galactose, used as a test for the presence of galactose or lactose.

    Synonyms: galactaric acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dicarboxylic acid, HOOC-(CHOH)₄-COOH, produced by the oxidation of the milk sugar galactose, used as a test for the presence of galactose or lactose.

Similar
galactaric acid

Origin

From Swedish mjölk-socker-syra (milk-sugar-acid).

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Translations

German Schleimsäure
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Swedish galaktarsyra, slemsyra
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Cite this entry
APA

mucic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucic%20acid

MLA

“mucic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucic%20acid.

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