glucuronic acid

noun

glu·​cu·​ron·​ic acid ˌglü-kyə-ˈrä-nik- 

: a compound C₆H₁₀O₇ that occurs especially as a constituent of mucopolysaccharides (such as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide

Word History

Etymology

gluc- + -uronic

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

glucuronic acid

noun

gluc·​uron·​ic acid ˌglü-kyə-ˌrän-ik- 

: a compound C₆H₁₀O₇ that occurs especially as a constituent of glycosaminoglycans (as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide