Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homoglycan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mo-gly-can
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English glycan English homoglycan From homo- + glycan.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does homoglycan mean?
A homopolysaccharide.
Where does homoglycan come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English glycan English homoglycan From homo- + glycan.

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