gluconic acid

English

Skeletal structure of gluconic acid.

Noun

gluconic acid (countable and uncountable, plural gluconic acids)

1. (organic chemistry) An organic compound, C₆H₁₂O₇, formed by oxidizing the aldehyde functional group of glucose into a carboxylic acid; used as a food additive; any glucosyl derivative of this compound

Synonyms

• E574 when used as an acidity regulator

Derived terms

• stibogluconic acid

Translations

organic compound C₆H₁₂O₇

• Catalan: àcid glucònic m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葡萄糖酸 (pútáotángsuān)

• Finnish: glukonihappo
• French: acide gluconique (fr) m
• German: Gluconsäure (de) f
• Hungarian: glukoninsav
• Italian: acido gluconico (it) m
• Japanese: グルコン酸 (gurukon-san)
• Portuguese: ácido glucónico m
• Romanian: acid gluconic (ro)
• Russian: глюко́новая кислота́ f (gljukónovaja kislotá)
• Spanish: ácido glucónico m