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glycoengineering

glycoengineering noun: the systematic synthesis of glycoprotein antibodies by placing a specific sugar in a specific position.

Noun

glycoengineering (uncountable)

  1. The systematic synthesis of glycoprotein antibodies by placing a specific sugar in a specific position.

Origin of glycoengineering

From glyco- + engineering.

Questions about glycoengineering

What does glycoengineering mean?
Glycoengineering means the systematic synthesis of glycoprotein antibodies by placing a specific sugar in a specific position.
What part of speech is glycoengineering?
Glycoengineering is a noun.

Words near glycoengineering in the dictionary

  1. glycodomain
  2. glycodomains
  3. glycodynamics
  4. glycoengineer
  5. glycoengineered
  6. glycoengineering
  7. glycoengineers
  8. glycoenzyme
  9. glycoenzymes
  10. glycoepitope
  11. glycoepitopes

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