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lyxonic acid

lyxonic acid noun: the carboxylic acid (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanoic acid.

Noun

lyxonic acid (uncountable)

  1. The carboxylic acid (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanoic acid

Questions about lyxonic acid

What does lyxonic acid mean?
Lyxonic acid means the carboxylic acid (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanoic acid.
What part of speech is lyxonic acid?
Lyxonic acid is a noun.

Words near lyxonic acid in the dictionary

  1. lyxofuranoses
  2. lyxohexosamine
  3. lyxohexosamines
  4. lyxonate
  5. lyxonates
  6. lyxonic acid
  7. lyxopyranose
  8. lyxopyranoses
  9. lyxopyranoside
  10. lyxopyranosides
  11. lyxose

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