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gluconic acid
[ gloo-kon-ik ]
/ gluˈkɒn ɪk /
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noun
a colorless, water-soluble acid, C6H12O7, obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
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Also glyconic acid, glycogenic acid.
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How to use gluconic acid in a sentence
The process is reversible; mannose can be converted to mannonic acid, thence to gluconic acid, thence to glucose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherGluconic acid distilled with hydrochloric acid gave traces of furfural; so also with sulphuric acid and manganic oxide.
Researches on Cellulose|C. F. CrossIn addition to them there is in milk an organism resembling Mycoderma aceti, which transforms milk sugar into gluconic acid.