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Medical Definition of Threonic acid
1. The acid derived by oxidation of the CHO group of threose to COOH; a product of the oxidation of ascorbic acid by hypoiodite. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. The acid derived by oxidation of the CHO group of threose to COOH; a product of the oxidation of ascorbic acid by hypoiodite. (05 Mar 2000)