English Explanatory Dictionary

glycosaminoglycan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.

Word forms

glycosaminoglycan glycosaminoglycans

Etymology

From glycosamino- (“combining form of glycosamine”) + glycan (“polysaccharide”); compare aminoglycan.

Synonyms

GAG mucopolysaccharide
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