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carboxymethyl glucose

carboxymethyl glucose noun: an ether derivative of glucose prepared using chloroacetic acid and a base.

Noun

carboxymethyl glucose (uncountable)

  1. An ether derivative of glucose prepared using chloroacetic acid and a base.

Questions about carboxymethyl glucose

What does carboxymethyl glucose mean?
Carboxymethyl glucose means an ether derivative of glucose prepared using chloroacetic acid and a base.
What part of speech is carboxymethyl glucose?
Carboxymethyl glucose is a noun.

Words near carboxymethyl glucose in the dictionary

  1. carboxyltransferases
  2. carboxymaltose
  3. carboxymethyl
  4. carboxymethyl cellulose
  5. carboxymethyl celluloses
  6. carboxymethyl glucose
  7. carboxymethylase
  8. carboxymethylases
  9. carboxymethylate
  10. carboxymethylated
  11. carboxymethylates

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