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talonic acid

talonic acid noun: (2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid, an epimer of galactonic acid.

Noun

talonic acid (uncountable)

  1. (2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid, an epimer of galactonic acid.

Origin of talonic acid

Anagrammatically from galactonic acid.

Questions about talonic acid

What does talonic acid mean?
Talonic acid means (2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid, an epimer of galactonic acid.
What part of speech is talonic acid?
Talonic acid is a noun.

Words near talonic acid in the dictionary

  1. talon
  2. talonas
  3. talonavicular
  4. taloned
  5. talonic
  6. talonic acid
  7. talonid
  8. talonidal
  9. talonids
  10. talonless
  11. talonlike

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