GLYCOSYLATE

Etymology

Verb

glycosylate (third-person singular simple present glycosylates, present participle glycosylating, simple past and past participle glycosylated)

(organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein)

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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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