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glycuronic acid

noun
glycu·​ron·​ic acid | \ ¦glik|yə¦ränik-, ¦glÄ«k|\

Definition of glycuronic acid

1 archaic : glucuronic acid
2 : a uronic acid (as galacturonic acid) derived from a glycose (as galactose)

History and Etymology for glycuronic acid

glycuronic International Scientific Vocabulary glyc- + uron- (from Greek ouron urine) + -ic

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