heparan

H4E1P3A1R1A1N1

noun

A biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfate

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Meanings

nounheparan (countable and uncountable, plural heparans)

plural heparans

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfate

Origin

Perhaps from Latin hepar (“liver”) + -an.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hanaperraphane
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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