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fucosamine

fucosamine noun: the amino sugar 2-amino-2,6-dideoxy-galactose derived from fucose.

Noun

fucosamine (plural fucosamines)

  1. The amino sugar 2-amino-2,6-dideoxy-galactose derived from fucose

Forms of fucosamine

pluralfucosamines

Questions about fucosamine

What does fucosamine mean?
Fucosamine means the amino sugar 2-amino-2,6-dideoxy-galactose derived from fucose.
What part of speech is fucosamine?
Fucosamine is a noun.
What is the plural of fucosamine?
The plural of fucosamine is fucosamines.

Words near fucosamine in the dictionary

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

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