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keratan sulfates

keratan sulfates is the plural of keratan sulfate.

Meaning of keratan sulfate

Noun

keratan sulfate (countable and uncountable, plural keratan sulfates)

  1. Any of several sulfated glycosaminoglycans that have been found especially in the cornea, cartilage, and bone, and act to absorb mechanical shock in joints.
    Synonyms:
    keratosulfate, KS

Questions about keratan sulfates

What is keratan sulfates the plural of?
Keratan sulfates is the plural of keratan sulfate.

Words near keratan sulfates in the dictionary

  1. kerasins
  2. kerat-
  3. keratalgia
  4. keratan
  5. keratan sulfate
  6. keratan sulfates
  7. keratanase
  8. keratanases
  9. keratans
  10. keratectasia
  11. keratectasias

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