PROTEOGLYCAN

Meaning of PROTEOGLYCAN in English

[ ˌprəʊtɪəʊ'glʌɪkan ]

■ noun Biochemistry a compound consisting of a protein bonded to mucopolysaccharide groups, present especially in connective tissue.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PROTEOGLYCAN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1968 any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROTEOGLYCAN — ˌprōd.ēōˌ noun Etymology: prote- + glycan : any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTEOGLYCAN — /proh'tee oh gluy"kan/ , n. Biochem. a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROTEOGLYCAN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1968 : any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROTEOGLYCAN — [pro.teo.gly.can] [ISV] (1968): any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROTEOGLYCAN — A molecule that contains both protein and glycosaminoglycans, which are a type of polysaccharide. Proteoglycans are found in cartilage and …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PROTEOGLYCAN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ pr ō -t ē - ə - ' gl ī - ˌ kan Function: noun Etymology: International …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MEMBRANE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES mucous membrane COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE mucous ▪ Direct contact is most likely to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BASEMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bargain basement (= part of a large shop below ground where the price of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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