glypican

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noun

Any of a family of heparan sulfate proteoglycans, anchored to the cell surface via a covalent linkage to glycosylphosphatidylinositol.

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Meanings

nounglypican (plural glypicans)

plural glypicans

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of heparan sulfate proteoglycans, anchored to the cell surface via a covalent linkage to glycosylphosphatidylinositol.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glycipan
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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