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ascaroside

ascaroside noun: any of a group of glycolipids, containing the sugar ascarylose, found in some nematode worms.

Noun

ascaroside (plural ascarosides)

  1. Any of a group of glycolipids, containing the sugar ascarylose, found in some nematode worms

Forms of ascaroside

pluralascarosides

Origin of ascaroside

Realized as ascar- + -ose + -ide rather than ascarylose + -ide.

Questions about ascaroside

What does ascaroside mean?
Ascaroside means any of a group of glycolipids, containing the sugar ascarylose, found in some nematode worms.
What part of speech is ascaroside?
Ascaroside is a noun.
What is the plural of ascaroside?
The plural of ascaroside is ascarosides.

Words near ascaroside in the dictionary

  1. ascarids
  2. ascariosis
  3. ascaris
  4. ascarite
  5. ascaroses
  6. ascaroside
  7. ascarosides
  8. ascarosis
  9. ascars
  10. ascarylose
  11. ASCAs

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