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/euh mee"noh shoog'euhr, am"euh noh-/, n. Biochem.a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.[AMINO- + SUGAR]
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aminosugar
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aminosugar — n. [prefix names of chemical compounds containing one of the amino groups; Gr. sakcharon, sugar] A monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
aminosugar — /euh mee noh shoog euhr, am euh noh /, n. Biochem. a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group. [AMINO + SUGAR] … Useful english dictionary
mucopolysaccharides — n. pl. [L. mucus, mucus; Gr. polys, many; sakcharon, sugar] Polysaccharides with aminosugar and uronic acid; a constituent of glycoproteins … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
glucosamine — /glooh koh seuh meen , min/, n. Biochem. an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin. [1880 85; GLUCOSE + AMINE] * * * … Universalium
