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cellobiuronic acid

noun
cel·​lo·​bi·​u·​ron·​ic acid | \¦selōˌbīyə¦ränik-\

Definition of cellobiuronic acid 

: an aldobiuronic acid obtained by partial hydrolysis of a specific polysaccharide of pneumococci and yielding glucose and glucuronic acid on hydrolysis

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History and Etymology for cellobiuronic acid

cell- + bi- + uronic

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