U*vit"ic (?), a. [From L. uva a grape.
So called because it may be produced indirectly from tartaric acid, which
is found in the grape.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating,
an acid,
CH3C6H3(CO2H)2,
obtained as a white crystalline substance by the partial oxidation of
mesitylene; -- called also mesitic acid.
U*vit"ic (?), a. [From L. uva a grape.
So called because it may be produced indirectly from tartaric acid, which
is found in the grape.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating,
an acid,
CH3C6H3(CO2H)2,
obtained as a white crystalline substance by the partial oxidation of
mesitylene; -- called also mesitic acid.