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galacturonic acid

galacturonic acid noun: a carboxylic acid derived from galactose by oxidation of the terminal CH₂OH to a COOH; it polymerizes to form pectic acid.

Noun

galacturonic acid (uncountable)

  1. a carboxylic acid derived from galactose by oxidation of the terminal CH₂OH to a COOH; it polymerizes to form pectic acid

galacturonic acid meaning in Indonesian

galacturonic acid in Indonesian

carboxylic acid
asam galakturonat

Words formed from galacturonic acid

Questions about galacturonic acid

What does galacturonic acid mean?
Galacturonic acid means a carboxylic acid derived from galactose by oxidation of the terminal CH₂OH to a COOH; it polymerizes to form pectic acid.
What is galacturonic acid in Indonesian?
Galacturonic acid in Indonesian is asam galakturonat. See Galacturonic acid meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is galacturonic acid?
Galacturonic acid is a noun.

Words near galacturonic acid in the dictionary

  1. galacturonase
  2. galacturonases
  3. galacturonate
  4. galacturonates
  5. galacturonic
  6. galacturonic acid
  7. galacturonide
  8. galacturonides
  9. galacturonosidase
  10. galacturonosidases
  11. galacturonosyl

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