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galactosaminogalactan

galactosaminogalactan noun: an exopolysaccharide composed of galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine, found in the biofilm and cell wall of various fungi.

Noun

galactosaminogalactan (uncountable)

  1. An exopolysaccharide composed of galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine, found in the biofilm and cell wall of various fungi.

Questions about galactosaminogalactan

What does galactosaminogalactan mean?
Galactosaminogalactan means an exopolysaccharide composed of galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine, found in the biofilm and cell wall of various fungi.
What part of speech is galactosaminogalactan?
Galactosaminogalactan is a noun.

Words near galactosaminogalactan in the dictionary

  1. galactosaemic
  2. galactosamine
  3. galactosamines
  4. galactosaminidase
  5. galactosaminidases
  6. galactosaminogalactan
  7. galactosaminoglycan
  8. galactosaminoglycans
  9. galactosaminyl
  10. galactosan
  11. galactosans

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