Uvitic

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

  Uvitic \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.


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