URONIC ACID


Meaning of URONIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ yu̇-ˈrä-nik- ]

noun

Date: 1925

: any of a class of acidic compounds of the general formula HOOC(CHOH) n CHO that contain both carboxylic and aldehydic groups, are oxidation products of sugars, and occur combined in many polysaccharides and in urine

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