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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glucuronic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
glu-curon-ic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to glucuronic acid or its derivatives.

Etymology

From glucose and Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”), because it is similar to glucose and was first found in urine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

glucuronate

Questions

What does glucuronic mean?
Of or pertaining to glucuronic acid or its derivatives.
Where does glucuronic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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