glycosylamine

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noun

Any glycoside of an amine.

OriginEnglish amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounglycosylamine (plural glycosylamines)

plural glycosylamines

  1. chemistryAny glycoside of an amine.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishglycosyl
  11. Egyptianjmn
  12. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  13. LatinAmmōn
  14. Latinammoniacus
  15. Englishammonia
  16. Englishamine
  17. Englishglycosylamine

From glycosyl + amine.

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glycosylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylamine

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“glycosylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylamine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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