Glycuronic

/ˌɡlɪkjʊˈrɒnɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to glucuronic acid, a compound in the body used to neutralize and eliminate toxins and drugs.

Etymology

From 'glyco-' (sugar) + 'uronic' (relating to uronic acids). Glucuronic acid was identified in the late 1800s as a key metabolite in the body's detoxification pathways.

Kelly Says

Your liver uses glucuronic acid like chemical 'gift wrap'—it wraps around toxins and drugs to make them water-soluble so your kidneys can flush them out, which is why most medications in your urine are glucuronic acid conjugates.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግሊ Kürōንክ
gli-kyü-ro-nk
ARالعربية
حمض الجلوكورون
hamd al-jlukuroon
BNবাংলা
গ্লিকুরোনিক
glikuro-nik
CACatalà
glicurònic
glik-yü-ro-nik
CSČeština
glykuronová
gly-kyü-ro-no-va
DADansk
glycuronisk
gli-kyü-ro-nisk
DEDeutsch
Glycuronat
gli-kyü-ro-nat
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκύρουνη
gliky-roo-ni
ESEspañol
glicuronico
glik-yü-ro-ni-ko
FAفارسی
گلوکورونیک
glukuro-nik
FISuomi
glykuroninen
gly-kyü-ro-ni-nen
FRFrançais
glycuronique
gli-kyü-ro-nik
GUGU
ગ્લિક્યુરોનિક
glikyu-ro-nik
HAHA
glikuronate
glik-yü-ro-nat
HEעברית
גליקרוני
glikro-ni
HIहिन्दी
ग्लिस्यूरोनिक
glishyuro-nik
HUMagyar
glikuronikus
glik-yü-ro-ni-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
glikuronat
glik-yü-ro-nat
IGIG
glikuronate
glik-yü-ro-nat
ITItaliano
glicuronico
glik-yü-ro-ni-ko
JA日本語
グリクロン酸
gurikuron-san
KKKK
гликурон
glikuron
KMKM
គ្រីកូរ៉ូនિક
kree-koo-ro-nik
KO한국어
글리쿠론산
geurikyuron-san
MRMR
ग्लिक्यूरॉनिक
glikyu-ro-nik
MSBahasa Melayu
glikuronat
glik-yü-ro-nat
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုင်ကျူရိုန႔
kyaingkyü-ro-na
NLNederlands
glycuronisch
gli-kyü-ro-nisch
NONorsk
glycuronisk
gli-kyü-ro-nisk
PAPA
ਗਲਾਈਕ્યੂਰੋਨિક
glai-kyü-ro-nik
PLPolski
glicuronowy
glik-yü-ro-no-vy
PTPortuguês
glicurônico
glik-yü-ro-ni-ko
RORomână
glicozuronic
gli-ko-zu-ro-nik
RUРусский
глюкуроновая
glyukuro-novaya
SVSvenska
glycuronisk
gli-kyü-ro-nisk
SWKiswahili
glikuronate
glik-yü-ro-nat
TAதமிழ்
கிளைகுரோனிக்
kilaikuro-nik
TEతెలుగు
గ్లిక్యూరోనిక్
glikyu-ro-nik
THไทย
กลีซูโรนิก
glik-u-ro-nik
TLTL
glikuronat
glik-yü-ro-nat
TRTürkçe
glikuronik
gli-kyü-ro-nik
UKУкраїнська
глюкуронова
glyukuro-nova
URاردو
گلوکرو نئک
glu-kro-nik
VITiếng Việt
glicuronate
glik-yü-ro-nat
YOYO
glikuronate
glik-yü-ro-nat
ZH中文
糖醛酸
tang zhuǎn san
ZUZU
glikuronate
glik-yü-ro-nat

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