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Medical Definition of Hexonic acid
1. The aldonic acid obtained on the oxidation of the aldehyde group of an aldohexose to a carboxylic acid (e.g., gluconic acid from glucose). (05 Mar 2000)
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1. The aldonic acid obtained on the oxidation of the aldehyde group of an aldohexose to a carboxylic acid (e.g., gluconic acid from glucose). (05 Mar 2000)