Meanings
noungalacturonic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistrya carboxylic acid derived from galactose by oxidation of the terminal CH₂OH to a COOH; it polymerizes to form pectic acid
Translations
Indonesian asam galakturonat
- asam galakturonatcarboxylic acid
Italian acido galatturonico
- acido galatturonicocarboxylic acid
Spanish ácido galacturónico
- ácido galacturónicocarboxylic acid
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APA
galacturonic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galacturonic%20acid
MLA
“galacturonic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galacturonic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galacturonic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galacturonic%20acid.
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