[sialic acid] n [Gk sialon saliva] (1952): any of a group of reducing amido acids that are essentially carbohydrates and are found esp. as components of blood glycoproteins and mucoproteins
SIALIC ACID
Meaning of SIALIC ACID in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012