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aggrecan

aggrecan noun: a proteoglycan, containing chondroitin sulfate, that is a major component of cartilage.

Noun

aggrecan (countable and uncountable, plural aggrecans)

  1. A proteoglycan, containing chondroitin sulfate, that is a major component of cartilage

Forms of aggrecan

pluralaggrecans

Origin of aggrecan

From aggre(gating)-(proteogly)can.

Words formed from aggrecan

Questions about aggrecan

What does aggrecan mean?
Aggrecan means a proteoglycan, containing chondroitin sulfate, that is a major component of cartilage.
What part of speech is aggrecan?
Aggrecan is a noun.
What is the plural of aggrecan?
The plural of aggrecan is aggrecans.

Words near aggrecan in the dictionary

  1. aggravations
  2. aggravative
  3. aggravatives
  4. aggravator
  5. aggravators
  6. aggrecan
  7. aggrecanase
  8. aggrecanases
  9. aggrecanolysis
  10. aggrecanopathies
  11. aggrecanopathy

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