Meanings
nounglycation (plural glycations)
plural glycations
- biochemistrynon-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 糖化
- 糖化 (tánghuà)chemical reaction
French glycation
- glycationchemical reaction
German Glykation, Glykierung
- Glykationchemical reaction
- Glykierungchemical reaction
Greek γλυκίωση
- γλυκίωση (glykíosi)chemical reaction
Italian glicazione
- glicazionechemical reaction
Russian глики́рование
- глики́рование (glikírovanije)chemical reaction
Spanish glicación
- glicaciónchemical reaction
Cite this entry
APA
glycation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycation
MLA
“glycation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycation.
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