Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glucosyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: glu-co-syl
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of glucose.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucose Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glucosyl From glucose + -yl.

Inflected Forms

glucosyls (plural)

Derived Forms

deglucosyl glucosylase glucosylation glucosylgalactose glucosylsphingosine glucosyltransferase glufosfamide

Questions

What does glucosyl mean?: The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of glucose.
Where does glucosyl come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucose Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glucosyl From glucose + -yl.

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