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galactonic acid

galactonic acid noun: a carboxylic acid, (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid formed by oxidation of galactose.

Noun

galactonic acid (uncountable)

  1. A carboxylic acid, (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid formed by oxidation of galactose

Questions about galactonic acid

What does galactonic acid mean?
Galactonic acid means a carboxylic acid, (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid formed by oxidation of galactose.
What part of speech is galactonic acid?
Galactonic acid is a noun.

Words near galactonic acid in the dictionary

  1. galactometer
  2. galactometers
  3. galactonate
  4. galactonates
  5. galactonic
  6. galactonic acid
  7. galactonojirimycin
  8. galactonojirimycins
  9. galactonolactone
  10. galactooligosaccharide
  11. galactooligosaccharides

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