mucic acid
English
Etymology
From Swedish mjölk-socker-syra (milk-sugar-acid)
Noun
mucic acid (uncountable)
- (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