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xylofucogalactan

xylofucogalactan noun: a polysaccharide composed of xylose, fucose and galactose residues.

Noun

xylofucogalactan (plural xylofucogalactans)

  1. (rare) A polysaccharide composed of xylose, fucose and galactose residues.

Forms of xylofucogalactan

pluralxylofucogalactans

Origin of xylofucogalactan

From xylo- + fucogalactan.

Questions about xylofucogalactan

What does xylofucogalactan mean?
Xylofucogalactan means a polysaccharide composed of xylose, fucose and galactose residues.
What part of speech is xylofucogalactan?
Xylofucogalactan is a noun.
What is the plural of xylofucogalactan?
The plural of xylofucogalactan is xylofucogalactans.

Words near xylofucogalactan in the dictionary

  1. xylocopids
  2. xylocopine
  3. xylocoumarol
  4. xylodextrin
  5. xylodextrins
  6. xylofucogalactan
  7. xylofucogalactans
  8. xylofucoglucuronan
  9. xylofucoglycuronan
  10. xylofucoglycuronans
  11. xylofucomannan

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