glycosylate

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US/ˌɡlaɪ.koʊˈsaɪˌleɪt/US/ˈɡlaɪ.koʊ.səˌleɪt/US/ɡlaɪˈkoʊ.səˌleɪt/

verb

To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein)

OriginEnglish glycosylationbf. ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

verbglycosylate (third-person singular simple present glycosylates, present participle glycosylating, simple past and past participle glycosylated)

present singular third person glycosylates · participle present glycosylating · participle past glycosylated · past glycosylated

  1. chemistryTo react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein)

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. Englishglycosylationbf.
  12. Englishglycosylate

From glycosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or back-formation from glycosylation.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycosylate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylate.

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