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phosphoglycan

phosphoglycan noun: any glycan that is associated with a phospholipid.

Noun

phosphoglycan (plural phosphoglycans)

  1. Any glycan that is associated with a phospholipid

Forms of phosphoglycan

pluralphosphoglycans

Origin of phosphoglycan

From phospho- + glycan.

Words formed from phosphoglycan

Questions about phosphoglycan

What does phosphoglycan mean?
Phosphoglycan means any glycan that is associated with a phospholipid.
What part of speech is phosphoglycan?
Phosphoglycan is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoglycan?
The plural of phosphoglycan is phosphoglycans.

Words near phosphoglycan in the dictionary

  1. phosphoglucose isomerases
  2. phosphoglucoseisomerase
  3. phosphoglucoseisomerases
  4. phosphoglucoside
  5. phosphoglucosides
  6. phosphoglycan
  7. phosphoglycans
  8. phosphoglyceraldehyde
  9. phosphoglyceraldehydes
  10. phosphoglycerate
  11. phosphoglycerate kinase

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