mucic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mu"cic adjective
Etymology
L. mucus mucus: cf. F. mucique.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.

Webster 1913