glycosyl

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17
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19
Letters
8

Definition of glycosyl

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

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