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pseudopeptidoglycan

pseudopeptidoglycan noun: a major cell wall component of some archaea that differs from bacterial peptidoglycan in chemical structure, but resembles eubacterial peptidoglycan in morphology, function, and physical structure.

Noun

pseudopeptidoglycan

  1. A major cell wall component of some archaea that differs from bacterial peptidoglycan in chemical structure, but resembles eubacterial peptidoglycan in morphology, function, and physical structure.

Origin of pseudopeptidoglycan

From pseudo- + peptidoglycan.

Questions about pseudopeptidoglycan

What does pseudopeptidoglycan mean?
Pseudopeptidoglycan means a major cell wall component of some archaea that differs from bacterial peptidoglycan in chemical structure, but resembles eubacterial peptidoglycan in morphology, function, and physical structure.
What part of speech is pseudopeptidoglycan?
Pseudopeptidoglycan is a noun.

Words near pseudopeptidoglycan in the dictionary

  1. pseudopeptidase
  2. pseudopeptidases
  3. pseudopeptide
  4. pseudopeptides
  5. pseudopeptidic
  6. pseudopeptidoglycan
  7. pseudopercula
  8. pseudoperculum
  9. pseudoperfect
  10. pseudoperfect number
  11. pseudoperfect numbers

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