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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are components of mucoproteins and glycoproteins, especially in animal tissue and blood cells.

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  • noun biochemistry Any of a group of amino carbohydrates that are substituted forms of neuraminic acid; they are components of glycoproteins and mucoproteins

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek sialon, saliva + –ic.]

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