GLUCURONIC ACID


Meaning of GLUCURONIC ACID in English

Pronunciation: ˌ glü-ky ə - ' rä-nik-

Function: noun

Etymology: gluc- + -uronic

Date: 1911

: a compound C 6 H 10 O 7 that occurs especially as a constituent of mucopolysaccharides (as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide

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