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pentaglycosylceramide

pentaglycosylceramide noun: a glycosylceramide in which the sugar is a pentasaccharide.

Noun

pentaglycosylceramide (plural pentaglycosylceramides)

  1. A glycosylceramide in which the sugar is a pentasaccharide

Forms of pentaglycosylceramide

pluralpentaglycosylceramides

Origin of pentaglycosylceramide

From penta- + glycosylceramide.

Questions about pentaglycosylceramide

What does pentaglycosylceramide mean?
Pentaglycosylceramide means a glycosylceramide in which the sugar is a pentasaccharide.
What part of speech is pentaglycosylceramide?
Pentaglycosylceramide is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaglycosylceramide?
The plural of pentaglycosylceramide is pentaglycosylceramides.

Words near pentaglycosylceramide in the dictionary

  1. pentaglucosides
  2. pentaglutamate
  3. pentaglutamates
  4. pentaglycine
  5. pentaglycines
  6. pentaglycosylceramide
  7. pentaglycosylceramides
  8. pentagon
  9. pentagonal
  10. pentagonal hexecontahedron
  11. pentagonal icositetrahedron

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