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acetyllactosamine

acetyllactosamine noun: any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but especially N-acetyllactosamine, a component of many biologically active oligosaccharides.

Noun

acetyllactosamine (plural acetyllactosamines)

  1. Any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but especially N-acetyllactosamine, a component of many biologically active oligosaccharides.

Forms of acetyllactosamine

pluralacetyllactosamines

Origin of acetyllactosamine

From acetyl + lactosamine.

Questions about acetyllactosamine

What does acetyllactosamine mean?
Acetyllactosamine means any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but especially N-acetyllactosamine, a component of many biologically active oligosaccharides.
What part of speech is acetyllactosamine?
Acetyllactosamine is a noun.
What is the plural of acetyllactosamine?
The plural of acetyllactosamine is acetyllactosamines.

Words near acetyllactosamine in the dictionary

  1. acetylizers
  2. acetylizes
  3. acetylizing
  4. acetylkaempferol
  5. acetylkaempferols
  6. acetyllactosamine
  7. acetyllactosamines
  8. acetylleucine
  9. acetyllysine
  10. acetyllysines
  11. acetylmannosamine

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