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muramic acid

muramic acid noun: a compound of glucosamine and lactic acid that occurs as a component of peptidoglycan.

Noun

muramic acid (uncountable)

  1. A compound of glucosamine and lactic acid that occurs as a component of peptidoglycan

Words formed from muramic acid

Questions about muramic acid

What does muramic acid mean?
Muramic acid means a compound of glucosamine and lactic acid that occurs as a component of peptidoglycan.
What part of speech is muramic acid?
Muramic acid is a noun.

Words near muramic acid in the dictionary

  1. murally
  2. murals
  3. muralytic
  4. muram
  5. muramic
  6. muramic acid
  7. muramidase
  8. muramidases
  9. muraminidase
  10. muraminidases
  11. muramitol

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