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uronic acid

uronic acid noun: any carboxylic acid formed by oxidation of the terminal -CH₂OH of an aldose.

Noun

uronic acid (plural uronic acids)

  1. Any carboxylic acid formed by oxidation of the terminal -CH₂OH of an aldose

Forms of uronic acid

pluraluronic acids

Words formed from uronic acid

Questions about uronic acid

What does uronic acid mean?
Uronic acid means any carboxylic acid formed by oxidation of the terminal -CH₂OH of an aldose.
What part of speech is uronic acid?
Uronic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of uronic acid?
The plural of uronic acid is uronic acids.

Words near uronic acid in the dictionary

  1. uronate
  2. uronates
  3. uroneural
  4. uroneurals
  5. uronic
  6. uronic acid
  7. uronic acids
  8. uronium
  9. uroniums
  10. uronology
  11. uronyl

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