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Mucic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The mucic acid is the same as the saccholactic. It is obtained from gums, etc.

Mucic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.