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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are components of mucoproteins and glycoproteins, especially in animal tissue and blood cells.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms ofneuraminic acid ; they are components ofglycoproteins andmucoproteins
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek sialon, saliva + –ic.]
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