Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyglucan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyglu-can
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polysaccharide containing glucan units

Example Sentences

"It has a structural fold termed GT-B and a retaining mechanism of glucose transfer giving an α-configuration of the growing polyglucan chain (http://www.cazy.org/ )."

Etymology

From poly- + glucan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Inflected Forms

polyglucans (plural)

Questions

What does polyglucan mean?: Any polysaccharide containing glucan units
Where does polyglucan come from?: From poly- + glucan.

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