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glucuronic acid


Definition of glucuronic acid

noun

[mass noun] Biochemistry
  • an acid derived from glucose which occurs naturally as a constituent of hyaluronic acid and other mucopolysaccharides.
    • A uronic acid; chemical formula: HOOC(CHOH)4CHO

glucuronic acid in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of glucuronic acid in the US English dictionary