mucic acid

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mucic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) 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 and/or lactose.

Synonyms

• galactaric acid

Derived terms

• allomucic acid

Anagrams

• cumic acid