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glycochain

glycochain noun: a chain of sugar groups in a complex polysaccharide.

Noun

glycochain (plural glycochains)

  1. A chain of sugar groups in a complex polysaccharide

Forms of glycochain

pluralglycochains

Origin of glycochain

From glyco- + chain.

Questions about glycochain

What does glycochain mean?
Glycochain means a chain of sugar groups in a complex polysaccharide.
What part of speech is glycochain?
Glycochain is a noun.
What is the plural of glycochain?
The plural of glycochain is glycochains.

Words near glycochain in the dictionary

  1. glycocalyceal
  2. glycocalyces
  3. glycocalyx
  4. glycocalyxes
  5. glycocapture
  6. glycochain
  7. glycochains
  8. glycochemist
  9. glycochemistry
  10. glycochemists
  11. glycochenodeoxycholate

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