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nounAn organic compound, C₆H₁₂O₇, formed by oxidizing the aldehyde functional group of glucose into a carboxylic acid; used as a food additive; any glucosyl derivative of this compound.
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Brazilian Portuguese ácido glucônico
- ácido glucônicoorganic compound C6H12O7
Catalan àcid glucònic
- àcid glucònicorganic compound C6H12O7
Chinese Mandarin 葡萄糖酸
- 葡萄糖酸 (pútáotángsuān)organic compound C6H12O7
European Portuguese ácido glucónico
- ácido glucónicoorganic compound C6H12O7
Finnish glukonihappo
- glukonihappoorganic compound C6H12O7
French acide gluconique
- acide gluconiqueorganic compound C6H12O7
German Gluconsäure
- Gluconsäureorganic compound C6H12O7
Hungarian glukoninsav
- glukoninsavorganic compound C6H12O7
Italian acido gluconico
- acido gluconicoorganic compound C6H12O7
Japanese グルコン酸
- グルコン酸 (gurukon-san)organic compound C6H12O7
Romanian acid gluconic
- acid gluconicorganic compound C6H12O7
Russian глюко́новая кислота́
- глюко́новая кислота́ (gljukónovaja kislotá)organic compound C6H12O7
Spanish ácido glucónico
- ácido glucónicoorganic compound C6H12O7
Swedish glukonsyra
- glukonsyraorganic compound C6H12O7
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APA
gluconic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluconic%20acid
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“gluconic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluconic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gluconic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluconic%20acid.
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