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polysialic acid

polysialic acid noun: a polymeric form of sialic acid that is involved in cell adhesion.

Noun

polysialic acid (uncountable)

  1. A polymeric form of sialic acid that is involved in cell adhesion

Origin of polysialic acid

From poly- + sialic acid.

Questions about polysialic acid

What does polysialic acid mean?
Polysialic acid means a polymeric form of sialic acid that is involved in cell adhesion.
What part of speech is polysialic acid?
Polysialic acid is a noun.

Words near polysialic acid in the dictionary

  1. polysexuality
  2. polysheath
  3. polySia
  4. polysialia
  5. polysialic
  6. polysialic acid
  7. polysialoganglioside
  8. polysialogangliosides
  9. polysialylated
  10. polysialylation
  11. polysialylations

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