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Meaning of mucic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Schleimsäure

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mucicarmine mucidity mucidness mucification mucigel mucigen

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