gluconic acid

[ gloo-kon-ik ]
/ gluˈkɒn ɪk /

noun

a colorless, water-soluble acid, C6H12O7, obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.

Origin of gluconic acid

1870–75; translation of German Glukonsäure; see gluc-, -onic

Medical definitions for gluconic acid

gluconic acid
[ glōō-kŏnĭk ]

n.

An acid formed from the oxidation of glucose and other sugars.