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galacturonic acid

noun
ga路​lact路​uron路​ic acid | \ g蓹-藢lak-tu虈-藞r盲-nik- How to pronounce galacturonic acid (audio) , -tyu虈-\

Definition of galacturonic acid

: a crystalline aldehyde-acid C6H10O7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin

First Known Use of galacturonic acid

1917, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for galacturonic acid

galact- + -uronic (after German Galacturons盲ure)

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galacturonic acid

noun
ga路​lact路​uron路​ic acid | \ g蓹-藢lak-t(y)u虈-藢r盲n-ik- How to pronounce galacturonic acid (audio) \

Medical Definition of galacturonic acid

: a crystalline aldehyde acid C6H10O7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin

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