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lipopolysaccharide

lipopolysaccharide noun: any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides.

Noun

lipopolysaccharide (plural lipopolysaccharides)

  1. Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides

Forms of lipopolysaccharide

plurallipopolysaccharides

Origin of lipopolysaccharide

From lipo- + polysaccharide.

Words formed from lipopolysaccharide

Questions about lipopolysaccharide

What does lipopolysaccharide mean?
Lipopolysaccharide means any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides.
What part of speech is lipopolysaccharide?
Lipopolysaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of lipopolysaccharide?
The plural of lipopolysaccharide is lipopolysaccharides.

Words near lipopolysaccharide in the dictionary

  1. lipopolymers
  2. lipopolypeptide
  3. lipopolypeptides
  4. lipopolyplex
  5. lipopolyplexes
  6. lipopolysaccharide
  7. lipopolysaccharides
  8. lipopolysaccharidic
  9. lipopolysaccharyl
  10. lipoprivation
  11. lipoprotection

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