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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A colorless crystalline compound, C6H8OC4H8O4(CONH2)2, prepared by the action of ammonia on ethyl mucate. It is the diamide of mucic acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

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  • noun chemistry The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Etymologies

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Blend of mucic and amide

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