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glycosynthesis

glycosynthesis noun: the synthesis (especially the biosynthesis) of sugars and polysaccharides.

Noun

glycosynthesis (plural glycosyntheses)

  1. The synthesis (especially the biosynthesis) of sugars and polysaccharides

Forms of glycosynthesis

pluralglycosyntheses

Origin of glycosynthesis

From glyco- + synthesis.

Questions about glycosynthesis

What does glycosynthesis mean?
Glycosynthesis means the synthesis (especially the biosynthesis) of sugars and polysaccharides.
What part of speech is glycosynthesis?
Glycosynthesis is a noun.
What is the plural of glycosynthesis?
The plural of glycosynthesis is glycosyntheses.

Words near glycosynthesis in the dictionary

  1. glycosynapse
  2. glycosynapses
  3. glycosynthase
  4. glycosynthases
  5. glycosyntheses
  6. glycosynthesis
  7. glycotope
  8. glycotopes
  9. glycotoxic
  10. glycotoxicity
  11. glycotoxin

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