gluconic acid

[gloo-kon-ik]

noun

1. a colorless, water-soluble acid, C 6 H 12 O 7 , obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluconic acid¹

1870–75; translation of German Glukonsäure; gluc-, -onic

Example Sentences

It’s also humectant, which means it attracts and retains moisture and can help keep your skin dewy—something a lot of harsh exfoliating scrubs cannot claim to do—and it contains gluconic acid, a mild acid that is considered benign by public health experts.

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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.

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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.

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They did not succeed in their aim, but a way was found of procuring gluconic acid.

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For example, gluconic acid, under these conditions, becomes mannonic acid, which can be reduced to mannose.

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