Definition of Uronic acid

1. Noun. (carbohydrates) any carboxylic acid formed by oxidation of the terminal -CH2OH of an aldose ¹

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Medical Definition of Uronic acid

1. Carboxylic acids related to hexose sugars etc by oxidation of the primary alcohol group, for example glucuronic, galacturonic acid etc. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Uronic Acid

urologies
urologist
urologists
urolutein
uromelanin
uromere
uromeres
urometer
uromodulin
uronate
uronates
uroncus
uronephrosis
uronic
uronic acid (current term)
uronium
uroniums
uronology
uronoscopy
uropathogenic
uropathy
urophanic
urophein
urophiles
uropod
uropodal

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