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lipophosphoglycan

lipophosphoglycan noun: any of a family of phosphatidylinositol derivatives of glycan that coats the surfaces of many parasitic protozoa.

Noun

lipophosphoglycan (plural lipophosphoglycans)

  1. Any of a family of phosphatidylinositol derivatives of glycan that coats the surfaces of many parasitic protozoa.

Forms of lipophosphoglycan

plurallipophosphoglycans

Origin of lipophosphoglycan

From lipo- + phosphoglycan.

Questions about lipophosphoglycan

What does lipophosphoglycan mean?
Lipophosphoglycan means any of a family of phosphatidylinositol derivatives of glycan that coats the surfaces of many parasitic protozoa.
What part of speech is lipophosphoglycan?
Lipophosphoglycan is a noun.
What is the plural of lipophosphoglycan?
The plural of lipophosphoglycan is lipophosphoglycans.

Words near lipophosphoglycan in the dictionary

  1. lipophobicity
  2. lipophore
  3. lipophores
  4. lipophorin
  5. lipophorins
  6. lipophosphoglycan
  7. lipophosphoglycans
  8. lipophosphonoxin
  9. lipophosphonoxins
  10. lipophylic
  11. lipopigment

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