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mucic acid

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.

Noun

mucic acid (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    galactaric acid

mucic acid meaning in Tamil

mucic acid in Tamil

மியூயிக அமிலம்

Synonyms of mucic acid

Origin of mucic acid

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

Words formed from mucic acid

Questions about mucic acid

What does mucic acid mean?
Mucic acid means 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.
What is mucic acid in Tamil?
Mucic acid in Tamil is மியூயிக அமிலம். See Mucic acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mucic acid?
Mucic acid is a noun.

Words near mucic acid in the dictionary

  1. muchwas
  2. muchwhat
  3. muci
  4. muci-
  5. mucic
  6. mucic acid
  7. mucicarmine
  8. mucid
  9. mucidity
  10. mucidness
  11. mucidous

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