uronic acid

uronic acid
uron·ic acid yu̇-.rän-ik- n any of a class of acidic compounds of the general formula HOOC(CHOH)nCHO that contain both carboxylic and aldehydic groups, are oxidation products of sugars, and occur combined in many polysaccharides and in urine

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ur·on·ic ac·id (ūr-onґik) a carboxylic acid produced by oxidation of the terminal CH2OH group in a sugar farthest from the carbonyl group to a carboxyl (COOH) group, e.g., glucuronic acid.

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