Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keratan sulfate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-atan -sul-fate
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several sulfated glycosaminoglycans that have been found especially in the cornea, cartilage, and bone, and act to absorb mechanical shock in joints.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

keratan sulfates (plural)

Synonyms

keratosulfate KS

Questions

What does keratan sulfate mean?: Any of several sulfated glycosaminoglycans that have been found especially in the cornea, cartilage, and bone, and act to absorb mechanical shock in joints.

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