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glycobiology

glycobiology noun: the study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially oligosaccharides) and glycosides.

Noun

glycobiology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially oligosaccharides) and glycosides
    Synonyms:
    glycomics

Synonyms of glycobiology

Origin of glycobiology

From glyco- + biology.

Questions about glycobiology

What does glycobiology mean?
Glycobiology means the study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially oligosaccharides) and glycosides.
What part of speech is glycobiology?
Glycobiology is a noun.

Words near glycobiology in the dictionary

  1. glycobiogenesis
  2. glycobioinformatics
  3. glycobiological
  4. glycobiologist
  5. glycobiologists
  6. glycobiology
  7. glycobiomarker
  8. glycobiomarkers
  9. glycobiome
  10. glycobiomes
  11. glycoblotting

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