cellobiuronic acid

noun

cel·​lo·​bi·​u·​ron·​ic acid

¦selōˌbīyə¦ränik-

: an aldobiuronic acid obtained by partial hydrolysis of a specific polysaccharide of pneumococci and yielding glucose and glucuronic acid on hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

cell- + bi- + uronic

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