URONIC ACID


Meaning of URONIC ACID in English

/yoo ron"ik/ , Biochem.

any of a group of organic acids, as glucuronic acid, derived from oxidation of aldose sugars and occurring in urine.

[ 1920-25; oûron urine (cf. URO- 1 ) + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .