Etymology

glycobiology

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Today it means: The study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially oligosaccharides) and glycosides Full definition →

English biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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  1. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  2. Englishglyco-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  4. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  5. New Latinbiologia
  6. Englishbiology
  7. English todayglycobiology

From glyco- + biology.

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