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glycosylate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɡlaɪˈkoʊ.səˌleɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɡlaɪ.koʊˈsaɪˌleɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɡlaɪ.koʊ.səˌleɪt/ (General-American)

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 Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate ▲ English glycosyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English glycosylationbf. English glycosylate From glycosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or back-formation from glycosylation.

Meanings

  1. To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
glycosylates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
glycosylated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
glycosylated Tense=Past lexicographic
glycosylating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

hyperglycosylate · transglycosylate · deglycosylate · sialoglycosylate