Mucopolysaccharide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mucopolysaccharide is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
Word Forms
- mucopolysaccharides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sulfated, mucosaccharide, polyuronide, sialosaccharide, sulfomucin, sulphomucin.
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