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hexosamine

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[hek-sos-uh-meen] / hɛkˈsɒs əˌmin /

noun

Biochemistry.

any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.

Etymology

Origin of hexosamine

First recorded in 1910–15; hexose + -amine

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