PROTEOGLYCAN


Meaning of PROTEOGLYCAN in English

/proh'tee oh gluy"kan/ , n. Biochem.

a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.

[ 1969; PROTE(IN) + -O- + GLYC- + -an, var. of -ANE ]

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