misglycosylation

noun

Incorrect glycosylation

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

nounmisglycosylation (plural misglycosylations)

plural misglycosylations

  1. biochemistryIncorrect glycosylation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  10. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  11. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  12. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  13. Frenchglucose
  14. Englishglucosebf.
  15. Englishglycose
  16. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  17. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  18. Englishglycosyl
  19. Englishglycosylation
  20. Englishmisglycosylation

From mis- + glycosylation.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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