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glycan

/ˈɡlaɪkæn/

glycan noun: any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.

Noun

glycan (plural glycans)

  1. Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.

glycan meaning in Bengali

glycan in Bengali

যেকোনো পলিস্যাকারাইড, অলিগোস্যাকারাইড

Forms of glycan

pluralglycans

Words formed from glycan

Questions about glycan

What does glycan mean?
Glycan means any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
What is glycan in Bengali?
Glycan in Bengali is যেকোনো পলিস্যাকারাইড, অলিগোস্যাকারাইড. See Glycan meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is glycan?
Glycan is a noun.
How do you pronounce glycan?
Glycan is pronounced /ˈɡlaɪkæn/.
What is the plural of glycan?
The plural of glycan is glycans.

Words near glycan in the dictionary

  1. glycaemic index
  2. glycaemic indexes
  3. glycaemic indices
  4. glycal
  5. glycals
  6. glycan
  7. glycanase
  8. glycanases
  9. glycanated
  10. glycanation
  11. glycanhydrolase

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