glucuronic acid

noun glu·cu·ron·ic acid \ˌglü-kyə-ˈrä-nik-\

Definition of GLUCURONIC ACID

: a compound C₆H₁₀O₇ that occurs especially as a constituent of mucopolysaccharides (as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide

gluc- + -uronic

First Known Use: 1911

Medical Dictionary

noun gluc·uron·ic acid \ˌglü-kyə-ˌrän-ik-\

: a compound C₆H₁₀O₇ that occurs especially as a constituent of glycosaminoglycans (as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide

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