glycoinositol

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noun

inositol and another carbohydrate (typically as part of a phospholipid)

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Meanings

nounglycoinositol (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryinositol and another carbohydrate (typically as part of a phospholipid)

    Since Leishmania proteoglycolipids [49 ] and glycoinositol phospholipids [50 ] are stimulators of macrophage TLR4, and that L.

    2015 October 30, “Distinct Macrophage Fates after in vitro Infection with Different Species of Leishmania : Induction of Apoptosis by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, but Not by Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From glyco- + inositol.

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APA

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

Chicago

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