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glucosaminic acid

glucosaminic acid noun: the carboxylic acid 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid related to glucosamine.

Noun

glucosaminic acid (uncountable)

  1. The carboxylic acid 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid related to glucosamine

Origin of glucosaminic acid

From glucosamine + -ic + acid.

Questions about glucosaminic acid

What does glucosaminic acid mean?
Glucosaminic acid means the carboxylic acid 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid related to glucosamine.
What part of speech is glucosaminic acid?
Glucosaminic acid is a noun.

Words near glucosaminic acid in the dictionary

  1. glucosaminate
  2. glucosaminates
  3. glucosamine
  4. glucosamines
  5. glucosaminic
  6. glucosaminic acid
  7. glucosaminidase
  8. glucosaminidases
  9. glucosaminide
  10. glucosaminides
  11. glucosaminoglycan

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