glycobioinformatics

noun

The application of bioinformatics to carbohydrates and related compounds

OriginEnglish bioinformatics ← Middle English enformacioun ← Late Latin īnfōrmātiō →
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Meanings

nounglycobioinformatics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe application of bioinformatics to carbohydrates and related compounds

    The processed spectra were annotated using a glycobioinformatics tool, GlycoWorkBench [42 ].

    2015 July 6, “The Cytotoxicity of Elderberry Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins Is Not Solely Determined by Their Protein Translation Inhibition Activity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  5. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  6. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  7. Englishbio-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  9. Proto-Italic*en
  10. Proto-Italic*en-
  11. Latinin-
  12. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  13. Latinfōrma
  14. Latinfōrmō
  15. Latinīnfōrmō
  16. Late Latinīnfōrmātiō
  17. Middle Englishenformacioun
  18. Englishinformation
  19. Englishinformatics
  20. Englishbioinformatics
  21. Englishglycobioinformatics

From glyco- + bioinformatics.

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APA

glycobioinformatics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycobioinformatics

MLA

“glycobioinformatics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycobioinformatics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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