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glucosyl

glucosyl noun: the univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of glucose.

Noun

glucosyl (plural glucosyls)

  1. The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of glucose.

Forms of glucosyl

pluralglucosyls

Origin of glucosyl

From glucose + -yl.

Words formed from glucosyl

Questions about glucosyl

What does glucosyl mean?
Glucosyl means the univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of glucose.
What part of speech is glucosyl?
Glucosyl is a noun.
What is the plural of glucosyl?
The plural of glucosyl is glucosyls.

Words near glucosyl in the dictionary

  1. glucosulfone
  2. glucosulphone
  3. glucosuria
  4. glucosurias
  5. glucosuric
  6. glucosyl
  7. glucosylase
  8. glucosylases
  9. glucosylate
  10. glucosylated
  11. glucosylates

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