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glu•con'ic ac'id
Pronunciation: (glOO-kon'ik), [key]a colorless, water-soluble acid, C
6H
12O
7, obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
Also,glyconic acid,glycogenic acid.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.