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glycosyl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glycosyl From glycose + -yl.

Meanings

  1. Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a monosaccharide) by removal of the hemiacetal hydroxy group.

Forms

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glycosyls Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

glycosylhydrolase · transglycosylase · diglycosyl · monoglycosyl · glycosylase · glycosylation · glycosyllipid · glycosyl-amino-acid · glycosylate · glycosylic · glycosyltransferase · glycosylamine · glycosylphosphatidyl

Translations (1)

fi glykosyyli (functional group derived from a sugar)