Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.