HEXOSAMINE


Meaning of HEXOSAMINE in English

/hek sos"euh meen'/ , n. Biochem.

any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.

[ 1910-15; HEXOSE + -AMINE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .