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altronic acid

altronic acid noun: the carbohydrate carboxylic acid (2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid.

Noun

altronic acid (uncountable)

  1. The carbohydrate carboxylic acid (2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid

Questions about altronic acid

What does altronic acid mean?
Altronic acid means the carbohydrate carboxylic acid (2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid.
What part of speech is altronic acid?
Altronic acid is a noun.

Words near altronic acid in the dictionary

  1. altrilocal
  2. Altrincham
  3. altring
  4. altronate
  5. altronates
  6. altronic acid
  7. altropyranose
  8. altropyranoside
  9. altropyranosides
  10. altrose
  11. altroses

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