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hexosamine

[hek-sos-uh-meen]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.
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Origin of hexosamine

First recorded in 1910–15; hexose + -amine
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hexosamine in Medicine

hexosamine

(hĕk-sō′sə-mēn′, hĕk′sō-săm′ēn′)
n.
  1. The amine derivative of a hexose formed by replacing a hydroxyl group with an amino group.
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