Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycopyranosyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gly-copy-ra-nosyl
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A univalent radical derived from a glycopyranose

Example Sentences

"Another synthetic lipid A derivative, glycopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA) has been used in combination with squalene (SE, an oil-in-water emulsion), and shown to induce strong Th1-type responses, enhance antigen-specific responses and have a good safety profile [ 82 ]."

Etymology

From glyco- + pyranosyl.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: glyco

Questions

What does glycopyranosyl mean?: A univalent radical derived from a glycopyranose
Where does glycopyranosyl come from?: From glyco- + pyranosyl.

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