MUCIC ACID

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mucic acid" is a kind of...):

carboxylic acid (an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups)

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