galacturonic acid

noun ga·lact·uron·ic acid \gə-ˌlak-tu̇-ˈrä-nik-, -tyu̇-\

Definition of GALACTURONIC ACID

: a crystalline aldehyde-acid C₆H₁₀O₇ that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1917

Medical Dictionary

noun ga·lact·uron·ic acid \gə-ˌlak-t(y)u̇-ˌrän-ik-\

: a crystalline aldehyde acid C₆H₁₀O₇ that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin

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