gluconic acid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gluconic acid
1870–75; translation of German Glukonsäure; see gluc-, -onic
Example Sentences
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One version, ASC1, was acidified with hydrochloric acid, while ASC2 used gluconic acid.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
The bottle was over-pressurized by mixing muriatic and gluconic acid — commonly used in cleaning and for industrial uses — with metal foil, according to charging documents.
From Washington Post
One, fed in a certain way, yields oxalic acid, basic chemical of the blueprint industry; on a different diet it produces the gluconic acid used in medicines.
From Time Magazine Archive
They did not succeed in their aim, but a way was found of procuring gluconic acid.
From Time Magazine Archive
The process is reversible; mannose can be converted to mannonic acid, thence to gluconic acid, thence to glucose.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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