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glu⋅con⋅ic ac⋅id

  [gloo-kon-ik]
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a colorless, water-soluble acid, C6H12O7, obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
Also, glyconic acid, glycogenic acid.

Origin:
1870–75; trans. of G Glukonsäure; see gluc-, -onic
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Main Entry: glu·con·ic acid
Pronunciation: (")glü-"kän-ik-
Function: noun
: a crystalline acidC6H12O7 obtained by oxidation of glucose and used chiefly in cleaning metals and as the source of its salts some of which are used medicinally —see GLUCONATE
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gluconic acid glu·con·ic acid (gl&oomacr;-kŏn'ĭk)
n.
An acid formed from the oxidation of glucose and other sugars.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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