rhamnonic acid

noun

rham·​nonic acid

(ˈ)ram¦nänik-,

-¦nōnik

: an acid CH₃(CHOH)₄COOH obtained by oxidation of rhamnose

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary rhamn- + -onic

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