biglycan

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noun

A small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan which is found in a variety of extracellular matrix tissues, including bone, cartilage and tendon

OriginEnglish glycan ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi- →
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Meanings

nounbiglycan (countable and uncountable, plural biglycans)

plural biglycans

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan which is found in a variety of extracellular matrix tissues, including bone, cartilage and tendon

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishglycan
  7. Englishbiglycan

From bi- + glycan.

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biglycan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biglycan

MLA

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Chicago

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