glycuronic acid

noun

glycu·​ron·​ic acid

¦glik|yə¦ränik-,

¦glīk|

1

archaic : glucuronic acid

2

: a uronic acid (as galacturonic acid) derived from a glycose (as galactose)

Word History

Etymology

glycuronic International Scientific Vocabulary glyc- + uron- (from Greek ouron urine) + -ic

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