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galacturonic acid
noun
ga·lact·uron·ic acid
| \ gə-ˌlak-tu̇-ˈrä-nik-
, -tyu̇-\
, -tyu̇-\
Definition of galacturonic acid
: a crystalline aldehyde-acid C6H10O7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin
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galacturonic acid
noun
ga·lact·uron·ic acid
| \ gə-ˌlak-t(y)u̇-ˌrän-ik-
\
\
Medical Definition of galacturonic acid
: a crystalline aldehyde acid C6H10O7 that occurs especially in polymerized form in pectin
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