English Explanatory Dictionary

sialic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid and can be components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins.

Word forms

sialic acid sialic acids

Synonyms

acetylneuraminic acid

Derived words

polysialic acid sialate

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