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/yoo ron"ik/, Biochem.any of a group of organic acids, as glucuronic acid, derived from oxidation of aldose sugars and occurring in urine.[1920-25; < Gk oûron urine (cf. URO-1) + -IC]
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uronic acid
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uronic acid — yə]|ränik , yü], nēk noun Etymology: uronic International Scientific Vocabulary, from uronic : any of a class of aldehyde acids HOOC(CHOH)nCHO that are oxidation products of sugars and that occur combined in many polysaccharides and in urine see… … Useful english dictionary
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 * * * … Medical dictionary
uronic acid — noun any carboxylic acid formed by oxidation of the terminal CHOH of an aldose … Wiktionary
uronic acid — u•ron′ic ac′id [[t]yʊˈrɒn ɪk[/t]] n. biochem. any of a group of organic acids, as glucuronic acid, derived from oxidation of aldose sugars and occurring in urine • Etymology: 1920–25; < Gk oûron urine (cf. uro I) + ic … From formal English to slang
uronic acid — noun Date: 1925 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
uronic — URÓNIC adj. acid uronic = acid aldehidă utilizat în organism în reacţii de cuplare cu compuşii organici toxici. (< fr. uronique) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
-uronic — suff. Connected with urine: hyaluronic acid. [From Greek ouron, urine.] * * * … Universalium
mannuronic acid — Uronic acid derived from the oxidation of mannose; a component of alginic acid. * * * man·nu·ron·ic acid .man yə .rän ik n an acid C6H10O7 related to mannose and obtained by hydrolysis of alginic acid … Medical dictionary
