GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN


Meaning of GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌglī-kō-sə-ˌmē-nō-ˈglī-ˌkan, -kō-ˌsa-mə-nō- ]

noun

Etymology: glyc- + hex osamin e (amine derived from a hexose) + -o- + glycan

Date: 1962

: any of various polysaccharides derived from an amino hexose that are constituents of mucoproteins, glycoproteins, and blood-group substances — called also mucopolysaccharide

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