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chondrosin

chondrosin noun: a disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins.

Noun

chondrosin (uncountable)

  1. A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins

Origin of chondrosin

From Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, morsel”) + -in.

Questions about chondrosin

What does chondrosin mean?
Chondrosin means a disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins.
What part of speech is chondrosin?
Chondrosin is a noun.

Words near chondrosin in the dictionary

  1. chondrosarcomas
  2. chondrosarcomata
  3. chondrosenescence
  4. chondrosid
  5. chondrosids
  6. chondrosin
  7. chondrosis
  8. chondroskeletal
  9. chondroskeletogenesis
  10. chondroskeleton
  11. chondroskeletons

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