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fucose

fucose noun: the aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides.

Noun

fucose (plural fucoses)

  1. The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides

Forms of fucose

pluralfucoses

Origin of fucose

From Latin fucus (“seaweed, kelp”) + -ose.

Words formed from fucose

Questions about fucose

What does fucose mean?
Fucose means the aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides.
What part of speech is fucose?
Fucose is a noun.
What is the plural of fucose?
The plural of fucose is fucoses.

Words near fucose in the dictionary

  1. fucosal
  2. fucosamine
  3. fucosamines
  4. fucosan
  5. fucosans
  6. fucose
  7. fucoserratene
  8. fucoses
  9. fucosidase
  10. fucosidases
  11. fucoside

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