thioglycosylation

noun

The reaction, analogous to a glycosylation, that forms a thioglycoside

OriginEnglish glycosylation ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
Scrabble 29
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounthioglycosylation (plural thioglycosylations)

plural thioglycosylations

  1. chemistryThe reaction, analogous to a glycosylation, that forms a thioglycoside

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  6. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  8. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  9. Frenchglucose
  10. Englishglucosebf.
  11. Englishglycose
  12. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. Englishglycosyl
  15. Englishglycosylation
  16. Englishthioglycosylation

From thio- + glycosylation.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: thioglycosylation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.