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glu⋅co⋅sa⋅mine

[gloo-koh-suh-meen, -min]
–noun Biochemistry.
an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.

Origin:
1880–85; glucose + -amine
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glu·co·sa·mine   (glōō-kō'sə-mēn', glōō'kō-)   
n.  An amino derivative of glucose, C6H13NO5, that is a component of many polysaccharides and is the basic structural unit of chitin.
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Main Entry: glu·cos·amine
Pronunciation: glü-'kO-s&-"mEn, -z&-
Function: noun
: an amino derivativeC6H13NO5 of glucose that occurs especially as a constituent of polysaccharides (as chitin) in animal supporting structures and some plant cell walls
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glucosamine glu·co·sa·mine (gl&oomacr;-kō'sə-mēn', gl&oomacr;'kō-sə-mēn')
n.
An amino derivative of glucose that is found especially in polysaccharides such as chitin and in cell membranes.

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