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proteoglycan

[ proh-tee-oh-glahy-kan ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of proteoglycan1

1969; prote(in) + -o- + glyc- + -an, variant of -ane

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