Category:Uvitic

U*vit"ic, a. Etym: [from l. uva a grape. So called because it may be Produced indirectly from tartaric acid, which is found in the grape.] (chem.)

Defn: 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.