| uronic acids | Acids derived from monosaccharides by oxidation of the primary alcohol group (-CH2OH) farthest removed from the carbonyl group to a carboxyl group (-COOH); e.g., glucuronic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lauric acids | 12-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| levulinic acids | Keto acids that are derivatives of 4-oxopentanoic acids (levulinic acid). (12 Dec 1998) |
| linoleic acids | Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain two double bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| linolenic acids | Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain three double bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |