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glycoligand

glycoligand noun: any ligand formed from a sugar moiety.

Noun

glycoligand (plural glycoligands)

  1. Any ligand formed from a sugar moiety

Forms of glycoligand

pluralglycoligands

Origin of glycoligand

From glyco- + ligand.

Questions about glycoligand

What does glycoligand mean?
Glycoligand means any ligand formed from a sugar moiety.
What part of speech is glycoligand?
Glycoligand is a noun.
What is the plural of glycoligand?
The plural of glycoligand is glycoligands.

Words near glycoligand in the dictionary

  1. glycolether
  2. glycolic
  3. glycolic acid
  4. glycolide
  5. glycolides
  6. glycoligand
  7. glycoligands
  8. glycolignose
  9. glycolipase
  10. glycolipases
  11. glycolipid

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