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mucopolysaccharide

mucopolysaccharide noun: any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.

Noun

mucopolysaccharide (plural mucopolysaccharides)

  1. Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.

Forms of mucopolysaccharide

pluralmucopolysaccharides

Origin of mucopolysaccharide

From muco- + polysaccharide.

Words formed from mucopolysaccharide

Questions about mucopolysaccharide

What does mucopolysaccharide mean?
Mucopolysaccharide means any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
What part of speech is mucopolysaccharide?
Mucopolysaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of mucopolysaccharide?
The plural of mucopolysaccharide is mucopolysaccharides.

Words near mucopolysaccharide in the dictionary

  1. mucopolysaccaridosis
  2. mucopolysaccharase
  3. mucopolysaccharases
  4. mucopolysaccharidase
  5. mucopolysaccharidases
  6. mucopolysaccharide
  7. mucopolysaccharides
  8. mucopolysaccharidoses
  9. mucopolysaccharidosis
  10. mucopolysaccharidosis type I
  11. mucopolysaccharidotic

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