galacturonic acid
noun
ga·lact·uron·ic acid gə-ˌlak-tu̇-ˈrä-nik- 
-tyu̇-
: a crystalline aldehyde-acid C6H10O7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin
Word History
Etymology
galact- + -uronic (after German Galacturonsäure)
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
galacturonic acid
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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