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cycloamylose

cycloamylose noun: any of a class of cyclic oligomers of glucose; they have a toroidal shape and bind tightly with many aromatic compounds, the guest molecule fitting into the cavity like a key and lock; they mimic the action of several enzymes.

Noun

cycloamylose (plural cycloamyloses)

  1. any of a class of cyclic oligomers of glucose; they have a toroidal shape and bind tightly with many aromatic compounds, the guest molecule fitting into the cavity like a key and lock; they mimic the action of several enzymes
    Synonyms:
    cyclodextrin

Synonyms of cycloamylose

Forms of cycloamylose

pluralcycloamyloses

Questions about cycloamylose

What does cycloamylose mean?
Cycloamylose means any of a class of cyclic oligomers of glucose; they have a toroidal shape and bind tightly with many aromatic compounds, the guest molecule fitting into the cavity like a key and lock; they mimic the action of several enzymes.
What part of speech is cycloamylose?
Cycloamylose is a noun.
What is the plural of cycloamylose?
The plural of cycloamylose is cycloamyloses.

Words near cycloamylose in the dictionary

  1. cycloalliin
  2. cycloallyl
  3. cycloallyls
  4. cycloamanide
  5. cycloamanides
  6. cycloamylose
  7. cycloamyloses
  8. cycloanemization
  9. cycloaromatization
  10. cycloaromatizations
  11. cycloartane

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