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fucosal

fucosal noun: the aldehyde (2~{S},3~{S},4~{R},5~{S})-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-methyloxane-2-carbaldehyde derived from fucose.

Noun

fucosal (uncountable)

  1. The aldehyde (2~{S},3~{S},4~{R},5~{S})-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-methyloxane-2-carbaldehyde derived from fucose

Adjective

fucosal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to fucose

Questions about fucosal

What does fucosal mean?
Fucosal means the aldehyde (2~{S},3~{S},4~{R},5~{S})-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-methyloxane-2-carbaldehyde derived from fucose.
What part of speech is fucosal?
Fucosal can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near fucosal in the dictionary

  1. fucopeptides
  2. fucophlorethol
  3. fucophlorethols
  4. fucopyranose
  5. fucopyranoses
  6. fucosal
  7. fucosamine
  8. fucosamines
  9. fucosan
  10. fucosans
  11. fucose

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