GLUCOSAMINE


Meaning of GLUCOSAMINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ glü-ˈkō-sə-ˌmēn, -zə- ]

noun

Date: 1884

: an amino derivative C 6 H 13 NO 5 of glucose that occurs especially as a constituent of various polysaccharides that are components of structural substances (as chitin and cartilage)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.