GALACTURONIC ACID


Meaning of GALACTURONIC ACID in English

Pronunciation: g ə - ˌ lak-tu ̇ - ' rä-nik-, -tyu ̇ -

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1917

: a crystalline aldehyde-acid C 6 H 10 O 7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin

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