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heterogalactan

heterogalactan noun: a heteroglycan derived from galactose.

Noun

heterogalactan (plural heterogalactans)

  1. A heteroglycan derived from galactose

Forms of heterogalactan

pluralheterogalactans

Origin of heterogalactan

From hetero- + galactan.

Questions about heterogalactan

What does heterogalactan mean?
Heterogalactan means a heteroglycan derived from galactose.
What part of speech is heterogalactan?
Heterogalactan is a noun.
What is the plural of heterogalactan?
The plural of heterogalactan is heterogalactans.

Words near heterogalactan in the dictionary

  1. heterofulvenoid
  2. heterofulvenoids
  3. heterofunctional
  4. heterofunctionalization
  5. heterofunctionalizations
  6. heterogalactan
  7. heterogalactans
  8. heterogalacturonan
  9. heterogalacturonans
  10. heterogamete
  11. heterogametes

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