glycoinformatics

noun

The bioinformatics of sugars

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

nounglycoinformatics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe bioinformatics of sugars

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  5. Proto-Italic*en
  6. Proto-Italic*en-
  7. Latinin-
  8. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  9. Latinfōrma
  10. Latinfōrmō
  11. Latinīnfōrmō
  12. Late Latinīnfōrmātiō
  13. Middle Englishenformacioun
  14. Englishinformation
  15. Englishinformatics
  16. Englishglycoinformatics

From glyco- + informatics.

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APA

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

MLA

“glycoinformatics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoinformatics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycoinformatics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoinformatics.

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