Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: gly-ca-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein

Inflected Forms

glycations (plural)

Derived Forms

antiglycation deglycation

Frequently Paired Words

glycosylation

Questions

What does glycation mean?: non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein

How to pronounce glycation

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