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aminoglycan

aminoglycan noun: any glycan composed of amino sugar moieties.

Noun

aminoglycan (plural aminoglycans)

  1. Any glycan composed of amino sugar moieties

Forms of aminoglycan

pluralaminoglycans

Origin of aminoglycan

From amino- + glycan.

Questions about aminoglycan

What does aminoglycan mean?
Aminoglycan means any glycan composed of amino sugar moieties.
What part of speech is aminoglycan?
Aminoglycan is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoglycan?
The plural of aminoglycan is aminoglycans.

Words near aminoglycan in the dictionary

  1. aminoformates
  2. aminogenic
  3. aminoglutaric
  4. aminoglutarics
  5. aminoglutethimide
  6. aminoglycan
  7. aminoglycans
  8. aminoglycoside
  9. aminoglycosides
  10. aminoglycosidic
  11. aminogram

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