'Mucic' definitions:
Definition of 'Mucic'
From: GCIDE
- Mucic \Mu"cic\, a. [L. mucus mucus: cf. F. mucique.] (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. [1913 Webster]