Uvic

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

  Uvic \U"vic\, a. [L. uva grape.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes; specifically,
     designating an organic acid, {C7H8O3} (also called
     pyrotritartaric acid), obtained as a white crystalline
     substance by the decomposition of tartaric and pyrotartaric
     acids.


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