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peptidoglycans

peptidoglycans is the plural of peptidoglycan.

Meaning of peptidoglycan

Noun

peptidoglycan (plural peptidoglycans)

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

Questions about peptidoglycans

What is peptidoglycans the plural of?
Peptidoglycans is the plural of peptidoglycan.

Words near peptidoglycans in the dictionary

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

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