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zymosan

zymosan noun: an insoluble carbohydrate, obtained from the cell walls of yeast, used in the bioassay of blood serum.

Noun

zymosan (countable and uncountable, plural zymosans)

  1. an insoluble carbohydrate, obtained from the cell walls of yeast, used in the bioassay of blood serum

Forms of zymosan

pluralzymosans

Questions about zymosan

What does zymosan mean?
Zymosan means an insoluble carbohydrate, obtained from the cell walls of yeast, used in the bioassay of blood serum.
What part of speech is zymosan?
Zymosan is a noun.
What is the plural of zymosan?
The plural of zymosan is zymosans.

Words near zymosan in the dictionary

  1. zymophosphates
  2. zymophyte
  3. zymophytes
  4. zymoplastic
  5. zymoprotein
  6. zymosan
  7. zymosans
  8. zymoscope
  9. zymoscopes
  10. zymose
  11. zymoses

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