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mucic
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mucic, a. [L. mucus mucus: cf. F. mucique.].
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]
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