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xylonic acid

xylonic acid noun: a sugar acid that can be obtained by mild oxidation of xylose.

Noun

xylonic acid (uncountable)

  1. A sugar acid that can be obtained by mild oxidation of xylose
    Synonyms:
    lyxonic acid

Synonyms of xylonic acid

Words formed from xylonic acid

Questions about xylonic acid

What does xylonic acid mean?
Xylonic acid means a sugar acid that can be obtained by mild oxidation of xylose.
What part of speech is xylonic acid?
Xylonic acid is a noun.

Words near xylonic acid in the dictionary

  1. xylomyids
  2. xylon
  3. xylonate
  4. xylonates
  5. xylonic
  6. xylonic acid
  7. xylonite
  8. xylonites
  9. xylonolactonase
  10. xylonolactonases
  11. xylonolactone

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