Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycan

/ˈɡlaɪkæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: gly-can
IPA: /ˈɡlaɪkæn/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.

Inflected Forms

glycans (plural)

Derived Forms

amidoglycan aminoglycan antiglycan biglycan endoglycan glycanase glycanation glycanic glycanohydrolase glycosaminoglycan homoglycan lipoglycan

Questions

How do you pronounce glycan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlaɪkæn/.
What does glycan mean?: Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.

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