glucuronicadj.
/ɡl(j)uːkjʊˈrɒnɪk/ Chemistry.
glucuronic acid n. the uronic acid derived from glucose; cf. glycuronic adj.
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1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Glucuronic, same as glycuronic.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 969/2 Sodium amalgam reduces it [sc. saccharic acid] to glucuronic acid, C6H10O7 or OHC[CḢ·OH]4CO2H.
1955 Sci. News Let. 2 July 6/3 The aspirin apparently acts by combining, or conjugating, with glucuronic acid.
1966 G. J. Dutton Glucuronic Acid p. xv The compound now known as glucuronic acid was first described as a curious sugar acid occurring in the urine conjugated with certain drugs. This led to it being christened ‘glykuronsaüre’ by Schmiedeberg & Meyer.
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