C6H6O4

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muconic \Mu*con"ic\, a. [Mucic + itaconic.] (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid ({C6H6O4},
     2-4-hexadienedoic acid), obtained indirectly from mucic acid,
     and somewhat resembling itaconic acid. Various other means of
     synthesis have been reported.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]