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galactonic acid

noun
gal·​ac·​ton·​ic acid | \ ¦gaËŒlak¦tänik-\

Definition of galactonic acid

: a crystalline acid HOCH2(CHOH)4COOH obtained by oxidation of galactose

First Known Use of galactonic acid

1885, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for galactonic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary galact- + -onic

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