Etymology

glycoconjugate

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Today it means: Any carbohydrate that is chemically linked (e.g. as a glycoside) to another compound. Full definition →

English conjugate ← Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Englishconjugate
  5. English todayglycoconjugate

From glyco- + conjugate.

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