English Explanatory Dictionary

sialic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to saliva.
  2. Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives.
adj
  1. Composed predominantly of silica- and alumina-bearing minerals such as quartz and feldspar.

Word forms

sialic

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sialic From Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, “spittle, saliva”) + -ic.

Synonyms

silicic felsic acidic ensialic

Derived words

oligosialic pentasialic polysialic sialoquent tetrasialic
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