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peptidoglycan

peptidoglycan noun: a polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls.

Noun

peptidoglycan (plural peptidoglycans)

  1. A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls
    Synonyms:
    mucopeptide

Synonyms of peptidoglycan

Forms of peptidoglycan

pluralpeptidoglycans

Origin of peptidoglycan

From peptido- + glycan.

Words formed from peptidoglycan

Questions about peptidoglycan

What does peptidoglycan mean?
Peptidoglycan means a polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls.
What part of speech is peptidoglycan?
Peptidoglycan is a noun.
What is the plural of peptidoglycan?
The plural of peptidoglycan is peptidoglycans.

Words near peptidoglycan in the dictionary

  1. peptidogenesis
  2. peptidogenic
  3. peptidogenomic
  4. peptidogenomics
  5. peptidoglican
  6. peptidoglycan
  7. peptidoglycans
  8. peptidoglycolipid
  9. peptidoglycolipids
  10. peptidolactone
  11. peptidolactones

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