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glucuronic acid

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glu⋅cu⋅ron⋅ic ac⋅id

[gloo-kyuh-ron-ik, gloo-]
–noun
Biochemistry. an acid, C6H10O7, formed by the oxidation of glucose, found combined with other products of metabolism in the blood and urine.


Origin:
1910–15; earlier glycuronic acid, trans. of G Glykuronsäure; see glyc-, uronic acid
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Main Entry: gluc·uron·ic acid
Pronunciation: "glü-ky&-"rän-ik-
Function: noun
: a compoundC6H10O7 that occurs especially as a constituent of glycosaminoglycans (as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide
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glucuronic acid glu·cu·ron·ic acid (gl&oomacr;'kyə-rŏn'ĭk)
n.
The uronic acid of glucose that conjugates various substances in the liver so as to detoxify or inactivate them.

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