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heparan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
hep-aran
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfate

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin hepar (“liver”) + -an.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heparans (plural)

Derived Forms

heparanase proteoheparan

Phrases

heparan sulfate

Frequently Paired Words

heparin

Questions

What does heparan mean?
A biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfate
Where does heparan come from?
Perhaps from Latin hepar (“liver”) + -an.

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